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Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Usage Problem A praising remark; an accolade or compliment: "Children's book author Virginia Hamilton added another kudo to her prize-laden career” ( Calvin Reid). See Usage Note at kudos.
Wiktionary
- n. nonstandard, proscribed A compliment or praise.
Etymologies
- Back-formation from kudos, as if it were a plural with -s. (Wiktionary)
- Back-formation from kudos. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The script is also uncommonly adult and literate, which is strange given that Russell Hunter's original story was adapted by William Gray, whose subsequent scripts for PROM NIGHT (1980) and HUMONGOUS (1981) aren't what you might call kudo magnets.”
“An acquaintance who is the head of a university research organization believes that the singular form of "kudos" is "kudo" - "Let's give a big kudo to Larry!”
“Which also means that it may get pricey if you have to pay someone to do it. thanks Eelke for your thoughts, would drupal also support the "kudo" system needed? it is evident that we need expert support in achieving this task.”
“While everyone is patting Dave on the back guess I should give him a kudo also.”
“The only kudo I can give to a former Republican President is Sr.”
Freed journalist: 'We knew the nightmare was...coming to an end
“What a CNN kudo of presenting another a-with a hole NON reporter of the news but then no one at CNN is capable of teaching (NEWS?) persons so 'how are they to learn'???”
“Thought that BACO'S handling of the "made in America" Winchester deal deserved a kudo from D. Petzal, but was made aware that he's retiring to write poetry.”
Rifle Shooting's 10 Most Significant Developments of the Decade
“The more potentially impressive a kudo, the more likely Millicent is to wonder about its veracity — and the more likely her boss is to reach for the phone to double-check.”
“Both Infoquake and MultiReal deserve every kudo they receive!”
“Highest on the kudo list: he has inspired a recalibration of America's tarnished image in the world.”
Amb. Marc Ginsberg: Obama's Foreign Policy: A Grand Century of Days -- Light Years Away from Bush
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WF - list of EN back-formations
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_back-formations
aborigine, accrete, acculturate, admix, admixture, adolesce, adsorb, adulate, advect, aesthete, air-condition, anticline and 212 more...
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Philosophic , etymology
every major discipline has uniquely developed esoteric nomenclature to facilitate interdisciplinary dissemination
quale , qualia, elegy, tacet, lexicon, annunciate, caste, eros, contrive, purlicue, irony, venacular, dilapidate and 567 more...
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Words from Alanis Morissette Songs
Did you forget about me, Mr. Duplicity?!
marinate, vacillated, providence, unabashedly, divinity, masochistic, frailty, disillusionment, antibiotics, kudo, duplicity, chardonnay
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