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kudo

ku·do
K k

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [koo-doh, kyoo-]
    • /ˈku doʊ, ˈkyu-/
    • /ˈkjuːdəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koo-doh, kyoo-]
    • /ˈku doʊ, ˈkyu-/

Definitions of kudo word

  • noun plural kudo honor; glory; acclaim: No greater kudo could have been bestowed. 1
  • noun plural kudo a statement of praise or approval; accolade; compliment: one kudo after another. 1
  • noun kudo See kudos1.   1
  • noun kudo (nonstandard, proscribed) A compliment or praise. 1

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Origin of kudo

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
1925-30; back formation from kudos1, construed as a plural

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Parts of speech for Kudo

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

kudo popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

kudo usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for kudo

noun kudo

  • admiration — Admiration is a feeling of great liking and respect for a person or thing.
  • applause — Applause is the noise made by a group of people clapping their hands to show approval.
  • commendation — the act or an instance of commending; praise
  • homage — respect or reverence paid or rendered: In his speech he paid homage to Washington and Jefferson.
  • ovation — an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked especially by loud and prolonged applause.

Antonyms for kudo

noun kudo

  • disapproval — the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
  • disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
  • silence — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
  • censure — If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.
  • veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.

Top questions with kudo

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