• (RP) IPA: /ˈkjuːdɒs/
• (America) IPA: /ˈkuː.doʊz/, /ˈkuː.doʊs/

kudos (uncountable)

1. Praise; accolades.

   The talented, young playwright received much kudos for his new drama.

   • 2011 Allen Gregory, "1 Night in Gottlieb" (season 1, episode 2):

     Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Pat, I gotta tell you, you did a lot of things right with this lunch―kudos. You got back quickly, you showed initiative, and, best of all, you left plenty of room for improvement.

   • 2014, John Oliver, “The Lottery”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 24, written by Tim Carvell; Josh Gondelman; Dan Gurewitch; Jeff Maurer; Ben Silva; Will Tracy; Jill Twiss; Seena Vali; Julie Weiner, HBO, Warner Bros. Television:

     And… and to that… to that Turkish horse, I say this, “You should not step on people’s balls, but, in this solitary instance, kudos, horse, kudos.”

2. Credit for one's achievements.

• French: louange, gloire
• German: Lob, Beifall, Applaus
• Portuguese: elogio, louvor
• Russian: сла́ва
• Spanish: elogio

• German: Ruhm, Ehre, Ansehen, Renommee, Prestige

1. plural form of kudo