What do you Americans mean when you say the word...?

Question

What do you Americans mean when you say the word " Kudos " ? What does that mean and what is it in context with ?

( I heard someone say " Kudos baby...kudos "...)

Answer 1

It's like saying "Good job."

Answer 2

Kudos is a short slang expression meaning "That's great/terrific" many times over, so something we give kudos to is something REALLY great.

The Wikipedia entry on "kudos" reads: Kudos (IPA pronunciation: ['kju:dɒs]['ku:dɒs]), from the Greek κύδος kydos (literally "that which is heard of") means fame and renown resulting from an act or achievement; by extension is often used as a praising remark. It entered English as British university slang in the early 1800s. Frequently used by Time magazine,[1] [2] it came to Africa in the 1920s and 1930s.

Answer 3

Kudos is a reference to a treat or a cookie. Its like saying Thumbs up, or good job or like, great have a cookie.

Answer 4

i use it in the tense that if people gave out an amount of points for things people did, said, etc... the person i said "kudos" to would definately get most if not all of my points.

that make sense?

Answer 5

Try: http://www.onelook.com/ for any "real" words, like "kudos".
http://www.onelook.com/?w=kudos&ls=a yields hits in 22 online dictionaries (pick your choice).

Try: http://www.urbandictionary.com/ for words and any weird expression you might hear of.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kudos has 10 definitions, for example.

Answer 6

like a high 5.... kudos is just praising someone for doing a job well done... etc....

Answer 7

Good job, Congrats, Well Done, it's basically a pat on the back.

Answer 8

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kudos

Answer 9

kudos on this question....

Answer 10

It means "good for you" or "well done". Here's what dictionary.com says: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kudos

They show 7 different entries.

Peace!