Perusing Amazon's main page & considering some of the items listed in their "Related to Items You Viewed" section, I happened to glance up to that area where I'm reminded in what year it was that I made my very first Amazon.com purchase, when I became an Amazon.com customer. One of my first purchases I still remember. It was a book. A paperback book. Just one. I was a student in college at the time & had noticed a book which mentioned the store name "Kmart" in its title. Though a dormitory-living student, when back home with my parents during school breaks I clocked in at the local Kmart, most often as a store cashier. Seeing the store's name listed in the title of a book, I had to have it. And so I did. And it became one of my first online purchases.
Aside from all the ordinary & obvious lessons & things learned from collegiate age retail employment, I recall the word "kudos". The routine newsletter that circulated within the store contained a section titled, Kudos for Kmart. This section easily made me proud to be a Kmart employee & definitely warmed my heart. I've never remembered any particular story or tidbit from that newsletter, yet I know I've used the word, as a term, or declaration in engaging with others, as in responding, "Kudos!" with a broad smile, verbally applauding them. I am also one of those, who heartedly states, "Greetings & Salutations" when a greeting is most appropriate as "What's up?" & "How's your weather?" or "How was your drive here? How long did it take you?" just aren't my style.
Merriam-Webster's definition of Kudos, which basically synonymizes the word with prestige.
My definition, or understanding of Kudos: a job well done, a job admired, a job appreciated. The prestige is in the open acknowledgement. That's my take...from first seeing the word on an internal newsletter, in the break room, as a college student. Really kids, you learn so much while you're in college - whether you're actually in the college, or simply "in" college, enrolled as a student.
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