English Explanatory Dictionary

kudos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Praise; accolades.
  2. Credit for one's achievements.
intj
  1. An interjection indicating praise or approval or as an acknowledgement of a laudable achievement.
verb
  1. To give praise or accolades.
noun
  1. plural of kudo
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of kudo
name
  1. plural of Kudo

Pronunciation

/ˈk(j)uːdɒs/ /ˈkudoʊz/ /ˈkudoʊs/ en-us-kudos.ogg en-au-kudos.ogg

Word forms

kudos kudoses kudosing kudosed

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κῦδος (kûdos, “praise, renown”).

Synonyms

bravissimo bravo bully cock on congrats congratulations encore fair fucks full marks get you good for someone good for you good going good job good on you good show good work hats off hon hoorah hooray hurrah hurray huzza huzzah jolly good show keep it up kudos mazal tov mazel tov nice one proper job right on shabash there you go way to go well done well said
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