stupid question....

I am English, what does kudo actually mean????? Told you it was a stupid question.

Jinny xx

Not stupid! It's an accolade :-) a praise, it means you done good :-)

If you go to Google and type "define" and a colon and then the word like this - define:kudos

It will give you all the definitions of that word on the Web :-)

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...fine%3A++kudos

thanks perna (((((hugs))))it's not a word we use much here if at all.

I learned about "kudos" through Boy Scouting. Lord Robert Baden-Powell (an Englishman who began Boy Scouting) was a world traveler and one of the things he returned with from Africa was a Kudo horn. (An animal's horn) that the natives used to make sounds upon the celebration/arrival etc of someone they held in high regards or for doing something outstanding. I've held an actual kudo horn from the animal, and blew it badly. My friend, a horn player, did marvelously with it.

It is kind of like Bravo Zulu (Navy term for good job).

Jinny,

You can never ask a stupid question. How were you to know? Many of us Americans use language that is unknown to the English as well as other people of different nationalities.

Good for you for asking.

Blessings,
Peacemaker (Sherri)

Yeah some of the language we Americans use is unknown to ourselves.

lol dragon.....thankyou for enlightening me everyone. I always have sent kudos lol....least I know what it means now

least you mericans spell things easier than we do lol you spell it how it is without all the pomp and stiff upper lip rubbish we use lmao

hugs, Jin xxxxxxx

Actually, it's a good, old, Greek word (as opposed to bugaboo Latin). It started it's life as nineteenth century British university slang: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudos

Hey Jin is that like "Minding your P's & Q's"?

yes dahling, (dragon)

ok perna, I should have googled it lol,

just sipping earl grey whilst nibbling on tiny cucumber sandwiches with the crust cut off, just like the queen....

oh golly one doesnt half need the lavatory..........

jin xx

I love Earl Grey, it's my fav but I can't stand cucumber sandwiches (though I love cucumbers) I guess because I don't like the butter with the veg, just doesn't go! Come to think of it, neither does bread LOL. Give me bread and butter and cucumber plain with salt and pepper!

Also, it's like, "Way to go!" Or even, "Cheers?"

have y'all heard of daft??????? heehee

...which you AREN'T

Good one Sky....

I love cucumber sandwiches... specially the long english variety.... no butter but lots of mayo and salt and pepper on a hearty multi-grain bread.... yum...

Speaking of language.... the first time I heard the term 'randy' from a Brit friend of mine I had no idea what it meant.... when I found out it meant 'horny' I giggled shyly -- a little embarrassed actually... lol.