kudos
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 10:49 am
noun
[mass noun]
praise and honour received for an achievement:
she was looking for kudos rather than profit
informal, chiefly North American compliments or congratulations:
kudos to everyone who put the event together
Origin:
late 18th century: Greek
Kudos comes from Greek and means ‘praise’. Despite appearances, it is not a plural form. This means that there is no singular form kudo and that the use of kudos as a plural, as in the following sentence, is incorrect: he received many kudos for his work (correct use is he received much kudos for his work).
Where do we pickup these words from all over? What is the cultural source of this word in the American lexicon?
[mass noun]
praise and honour received for an achievement:
she was looking for kudos rather than profit
informal, chiefly North American compliments or congratulations:
kudos to everyone who put the event together
Origin:
late 18th century: Greek
Kudos comes from Greek and means ‘praise’. Despite appearances, it is not a plural form. This means that there is no singular form kudo and that the use of kudos as a plural, as in the following sentence, is incorrect: he received many kudos for his work (correct use is he received much kudos for his work).
Where do we pickup these words from all over? What is the cultural source of this word in the American lexicon?