"kudo" meaning in English

See kudo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkuː.dəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkjuː.dəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkuː.doʊ/ [General-American], /ˈkjuː.doʊ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-kudo.ogg Forms: kudos [plural]
Rhymes: -uːdəʊ Etymology: Back-formation of kudos, as if it were a plural with -s. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|kudos}} Back-formation of kudos Head templates: {{en-noun}} kudo (plural kudos)
  1. (nonstandard, sometimes proscribed) A compliment or praise. Tags: nonstandard, proscribed, sometimes
    Sense id: en-kudo-en-noun-Mprhizi3 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English back-formations: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 24 13 27 11 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 14 30 7 26

Verb

IPA: /ˈkuː.dəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkjuː.dəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkuː.doʊ/ [General-American], /ˈkjuː.doʊ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-kudo.ogg Forms: kudos [present, singular, third-person], kudoing [participle, present], kudoed [participle, past], kudoed [past]
Rhymes: -uːdəʊ Etymology: Back-formation of kudos, as if it were a plural with -s. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|kudos}} Back-formation of kudos Head templates: {{en-verb}} kudo (third-person singular simple present kudos, present participle kudoing, simple past and past participle kudoed)
  1. (transitive, nonstandard, proscribed) To give a compliment or praise to. Tags: nonstandard, proscribed, transitive
    Sense id: en-kudo-en-verb-HtWPkP7~ Categories (other): English back-formations, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English back-formations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 24 13 27 11 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 14 30 7 26

Inflected forms

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