Kudos (pronounced/ˈkjuːdɒs/, often /ˈkuːdoʊz/), from the Greekκύδος, kydos, (literally "that which is heard of") means "fame" and "renown" resulting from an act or achievement. Extending "kudos" to another individual is often done as a praising remark. It entered English as British university slang in the early 1800s. In Standard English, as in Greek, Kudos is a singular and not a plural noun. However, in common use, one frequently encounters dialects and idiolects in which the noun is plural: She received many kudos ['ku:doʊz] for her work. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 151 languages. ... Kudos is fame or renown gained through achievement. ...
The term became more widespread in the mid-1980's when the Kudos Granola Bar was introduced and became extremely popular.[citation needed] Usage expanded again[citation needed] as the term entered the vocabulary of the gaming community. For example, you can earn kudos for completing certain in-game tasks, such as those in the Metropolis Street Racer, the Project Gotham Racing series and as part of the 'Varrock Museum' mini-task in the popular MMORPG Runescape. An example of giving one kudos is on myspace.com blog comment section. One can give another none, one, or two kudos for praise of another's blog. Kudos is a granola cereal bar produced by M&M Mars. ... Metropolis Street Racer or MSR is a racing game for the Sega Dreamcast. ... Project Gotham Racing (initialised PGR) is a franchise of racing video games developed by Bizarre Creations and is published by Microsoft. ... RuneScape is a Java-based MMORPG operated by Jagex Ltd. ...
Acknowledging the Greek history of the term requires Kudos is (not are) due her for her brilliant work on the score.
But kudos has often been treated as a plural, especially in the popular press, as in She received many kudos for her work.
The singular kudo remains far less common than the plural use; both are often viewed as incorrect in more formal contexts.·It is worth noting that even people who are careful to treat kudos only as a singular often pronounce it as if it were a plural.
A points system in the computer game Project Gotham Racing and its sequel, Project Gotham Racing 2, whereby one accrues points by outstanding driving, including performing slides, overtaking, and "getting a good line around a corner".
Kudos is also the name of a successful television production company in the United Kingdom.
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