Kudos
Categories : Culture |
‘Kudos’ is one of those cool words that I don’t use all that much. It’s a word that remains cool if used sparingly but can sound a bit stupid when over-used. I read a book review later where the author was going “kudos for this, kudos for that, more kudos to him” and it all sounded a bit pretentious. Anyway I got to thinking about kudos again this morning after church, where we had a drama production, which was brilliant, and which greatly deserved kudos. And then I wondered, where does this cool word come from? It almost sounds kinda Japanese – as if Kudos were a prize given to a victorious Samurai warrior in days of old. Alas the real definition is not so exciting. It’s from a Greek word meaning glory or magical glory, and is generally used to mean “Glory; fame; renown; praise” Still it’s a good word even if it’s origins aren’t as exotic as I imagined.
Kudos to the drama team at Warnbro!
