kudos
/ˈk(j)uː.dɒs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
intj
An interjection indicating praise or approval or as an acknowledgement of a laudable achievement.
Example Sentences
- "The talented, young playwright received much kudos for his new drama."
- "I gave Chelsea much kudos for the birth of her first daughter."
- "Well, I will tell you this. Use your warrant: Arrest Mr. Inglethorp. But it will bring you no kudos—the case against him will be dismissed at once!"
- "So while recording or sampling a Charlie Manson track […] makes for shock rock kudos aplenty, a devotion to Hubbard is kryptonite for credibility."
- "Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Pat, I gotta tell you, you did a lot of things right with this lunch―kudos. You got back quickly, you showed initiative, and, best of all, you left plenty of room for improvement."
- "And… and to that… to that Turkish horse, I say this, “You should not step on people’s balls, but, in this solitary instance, kudos, horse, kudos.”"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈk(j)uː.dɒs/
- British English: /ˈk(j)uː.dɒs/