Kudos
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Kudos (/ˈkuːdɒs/, often /ˈkuːdoʊz/), from the Greek κῦδος (not to be confused with κύδος "taunt"), kydos, (literally "that which is heard of") means "fame" and "renown" resulting from an act or achievement. Extending "kudos" to another individual is often done as a praising remark. It entered English as British university slang in the early 1800s. In Standard British English, as in Greek, Kudos is a singular and not a plural noun, and is used exclusively as such in Britain. However, in common use in the US the noun is often plural: She received many kudos ['ku:doʊz] for her work.
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- Kudos at dictionary.com
- Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage . Merriam-Webster 1994, ISBN 0877791325 (restricted online version (Google Books))
- Robert Gorell: What's in a Word? Etymological Gossip About Some Interesting English Words. University of Nevada Press 2001, ISBN 0874173671 (restricted online version (Google Books))
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