Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To bestow kudos on; glorify.
- noun Glory; fame; renown.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Glory; fame; renown; praise.
- transitive verb rare, rare To praise; to extol; to glorify.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Praise ;accolades . - noun proscribed Plural form of
kudo . - noun Credit for one's achievements
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an expression of approval and commendation
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Schools that successfully encourage high-impact activities win kudos from the National Survey of Student Engagement.
Internships, study abroad, community service enhance learning 2008
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At 5 pm or so they let us in, and once again kudos to Soldier Field for maintaining calm.
We Take A Break From Our Regularly Scheduled Programming To Present.... U2! Laura 2009
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This came after Jones had received some kudos from the coaching staff for making progress at his natural position on defense.
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Opened in 2006, the 52-story tower is New York City's first green building and has won kudos from the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Green Building Council, among others.
Florence Hudson: Smarter Buildings Make for a Sustainable Future Florence Hudson 2010
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Earlier in the month, The Hurt Locker upset Avatar to win kudos from the Producers Guild, perhaps the guild most likely to favor the big budget wonder of Avatar.
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This is not the first judge nominated by Obama that received kudos from the right.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Ed DuMont Nominated for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 2010
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At 5 pm or so they let us in, and once again kudos to Soldier Field for maintaining calm.
Archive 2009-09-01 Laura 2009
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The decision won kudos from the business community and scathing criticism from a coalition of liberal groups that had championed the bill as a basic worker right.
Quinn Sinks Plan to Require Paid Sick Leave Michael Howard Saul 2010
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I took a trip to SD for pheashants and had a blast (pun intented) and got kudos from the guide for my shooting skills.
Feathers vs Clay 2008
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However, the idea that the kudos distribution system can be corrupted such that all or even the majority of a work's kudos is actually unwarranted hype born of bribes and bandwagons is just as naive.
The Latest Teacup Tempest Hal Duncan 2007
stpeter commented on the word kudos
A singular, naturally (there is no such thing as a "kudo"!). It's borrowed directly from the ancient Greek word for praise, and it's pronounced "ku-doss", not "ku-doze".
January 22, 2008
john commented on the word kudos
Is this not a kudo?:
January 22, 2008
mollusque commented on the word kudos
Nope. It's a kudu.
January 22, 2008
sionnach commented on the word kudos
Kould that krazy-looking, kudzu-munching, kudu have kuru? Let's hope not. Because there's nothing like a spongiform encephelopathy to put a krimp in one's morning.
January 22, 2008
reesetee commented on the word kudos
Who put his eyeliner on, though? What a mess.
January 23, 2008
nuxiy commented on the word kudos
Norwegian equivalent to the concept of Digg
March 25, 2009
chelster commented on the word kudos
Stpeter is correct (see comment below photo).
April 10, 2010
bilby commented on the word kudos
Great comment by reesetee though. That's our boy!
April 10, 2010
reesetee commented on the word kudos
*preens (2 years late)*
April 13, 2010