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Popularized by sports fans for the phonetic similiarity to Hall of Fame American Football player, Dick Butkus, bupkus is a Yiddish word literally translated as "nothing". > The Pittsburgh Stealers are awarded touchdowns …

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  1. word/popularized">Popularized by word/sports">sports fans for the phonetic similiarity to Hall of Fame American Football player, Dick Butkus, bupkus is a Yiddish word literally translated as "nothing". > The Pittsburgh Stealers are awarded touchdowns without actually needing to make it into the endzone, Seattle goes home with bupkus.