kudos

Meaning

Noun

  • Praise; accolades.
  • Credit for one's achievements.
  • Plural of kudo. Note that 'kudo' is itself a backformation from kudos under the (mistaken) idea that kudos, because it ends in the letter 's', is a plural.

Origin

  • From Ancient Greek κῦδος ("praise, renown").

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