kudo UK /ˈkuː.dəʊ/US /ˈkuː.doʊ/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •(nonstandard) A compliment or praise.Tycoon George Fisher Baker built Harvard's Business School in 1924, was given a kudo Ph.D. — 1929 verb1 •(nonstandard) To give a compliment or praise to.The magazines kudoed the spectacular African wild animal adventure film as being "an outstanding motion picture as voted by the editors." — 1962 formskudoed · kudoing · kudos
