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kudo.

A compliment or praise.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkuː.dəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkjuː.dəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkuː.doʊ/General-American/ˈkjuː.doʊ/General-American
  1. A compliment or praise.

    nonstandard · proscribed · sometimes
Where this word comes from

Back-formation from kudos, as if it were a plural with -s.

verb/ˈkuː.dəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkjuː.dəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkuː.doʊ/General-American/ˈkjuː.doʊ/General-American
  1. To give a compliment or praise to.

    nonstandard · proscribed · transitive
Where this word comes from

Back-formation from kudos, as if it were a plural with -s.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.