What is KUDOS

[Whitmore]

When you do something good and the boss gives you KUDOS or says KUDOS to you.



what is KUDOS?

who is KUDOS?



Isnt there a candybar called KUDOS?



This sounds like a yuppy thing

 

[Shovelhead]

From the American Dictionary:



kudos

SYLLABICATION: ku·dos

PRONUNCIATION: AUDIO: kdz, -ds, -ds, ky- KEY

NOUN: Acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement.

ETYMOLOGY: Greek kdos, magical glory.

USAGE NOTE: Kudos is one of those words like congeries that look like plurals but are etymologically singular. Acknowledging the Greek history of the term requires Kudos is (not are) due her for her brilliant work on the score. But kudos has often been treated as a plural, especially in the popular press, as in She received many kudos for her work. This plural use has given rise to the singular form kudo. These innovations follow the pattern whereby the English words pea and cherry were shortened from nouns ending in an (s) sound (English pease and French cerise), that were mistakenly thought to be plural. The singular kudo remains far less common than the plural use; both are often viewed as incorrect in more formal contexts. •It is worth noting that even people who are careful to treat kudos only as a singular often pronounce it as if it were a plural. Etymology would require that the final consonant be pronounced as a voiceless (s), as we do in pathos, another word derived from Greek, rather than as a voiced (z).

 

[Got Smoke?]

:-laf:-laf :-laf @ Shovelhead

 

[Shovelhead]

Should have added another definition:

Kudos: Something your Boss gives you instead of a raise for busting your hump to make him look good.

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

A big kudo to Shovelhead for his excellent etymological analysis!



Vaughn

 

[Bill Lins]

kudos- "coo-doze"



SEE congratulations; attaboys; props; blowing smoke up your a$$

 

[Whitmore]

OK fellas now I know



I think I got a KUDOS from my boss one time but is your butt supposed to hurt that bad

 

[SOOT]

Originally posted by Whitmore

OK fellas now I know



I think I got a KUDOS from my boss one time but is your butt supposed to hurt that bad

I don't even want to know

 

[lschultz]

Kevin that butt will heal up. Before long you will have so much scar tissue you want feel it anymore.