The difference between “Kudos” and “Props”
I've looked through the definitions of kudos and props:
According to Cambridge Dictionary, the definition of kudos is the public admiration that a person receives as a result of a particular achievement or position in society, whilst props means respect for someone.
So, "kudos" connotes approval and admiration, and "props" implies respect.
However, I'm wondering if there are any cases in which one of them are fine to employ while the other would be inappropriate or wrong to use in the same sentence.
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I've looked through the definitions of kudos and props:
According to Cambridge Dictionary, the definition of kudos is the public admiration that a person receives as a result of a particular achievement or position in society, whilst props means respect for someone.
So, "kudos" connotes approval and admiration, and "props" implies respect.
However, I'm wondering if there are any cases in which one of them are fine to employ while the other would be inappropriate or wrong to use in the same sentence.
differences usage
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piltipilti
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I doubt there's a dime's worth of difference between the two beyond the fact that "props" is more colloquial.
– Robusto
yesterday
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I've never heard this in the UK. The Cambridge dictionary says it's mainly used in the US. I would agree with them.
– BoldBen
yesterday
3
Props. I've never heard the word used in this context.
– Kate Bunting
yesterday
2
I'm British living in the US - Props is colloquially used here, yes. It's very colloquial, and set a distinctly casual tone to whatever it's injected into; equally, in the US, kudos is rarely used colloquially (though I use it) and pushes up the register wherever it's used, probably because it implies both multilingualism and a familiarity with classical education.
– GerardFalla
yesterday
2
@GerardFalla I disagree very much with your assessment of kudos. I was quite surprised when I first looked up the word to discover that it was Greek, because I’d only ever heard it used very colloquially. I certainly never associated it with education or multilingualism. It’s like when I discovered that the colloquial expression I’d always thought of as bonified or something like that was actually Latin and spelt bona fide – very surprised!
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
yesterday
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I've looked through the definitions of kudos and props:
According to Cambridge Dictionary, the definition of kudos is the public admiration that a person receives as a result of a particular achievement or position in society, whilst props means respect for someone.
So, "kudos" connotes approval and admiration, and "props" implies respect.
However, I'm wondering if there are any cases in which one of them are fine to employ while the other would be inappropriate or wrong to use in the same sentence.
differences usage
asked yesterday
piltipilti
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I've looked through the definitions of kudos and props:
According to Cambridge Dictionary, the definition of kudos is the public admiration that a person receives as a result of a particular achievement or position in society, whilst props means respect for someone.
So, "kudos" connotes approval and admiration, and "props" implies respect.
However, I'm wondering if there are any cases in which one of them are fine to employ while the other would be inappropriate or wrong to use in the same sentence.
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differences usage
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I doubt there's a dime's worth of difference between the two beyond the fact that "props" is more colloquial.
– Robusto
yesterday
1
I've never heard this in the UK. The Cambridge dictionary says it's mainly used in the US. I would agree with them.
– BoldBen
yesterday
3
Props. I've never heard the word used in this context.
– Kate Bunting
yesterday
2
I'm British living in the US - Props is colloquially used here, yes. It's very colloquial, and set a distinctly casual tone to whatever it's injected into; equally, in the US, kudos is rarely used colloquially (though I use it) and pushes up the register wherever it's used, probably because it implies both multilingualism and a familiarity with classical education.
– GerardFalla
yesterday
2
@GerardFalla I disagree very much with your assessment of kudos. I was quite surprised when I first looked up the word to discover that it was Greek, because I’d only ever heard it used very colloquially. I certainly never associated it with education or multilingualism. It’s like when I discovered that the colloquial expression I’d always thought of as bonified or something like that was actually Latin and spelt bona fide – very surprised!
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
yesterday
|
show 2 more comments
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I doubt there's a dime's worth of difference between the two beyond the fact that "props" is more colloquial.
– Robusto
yesterday
1
I've never heard this in the UK. The Cambridge dictionary says it's mainly used in the US. I would agree with them.
– BoldBen
yesterday
3
Props. I've never heard the word used in this context.
– Kate Bunting
yesterday
2
I'm British living in the US - Props is colloquially used here, yes. It's very colloquial, and set a distinctly casual tone to whatever it's injected into; equally, in the US, kudos is rarely used colloquially (though I use it) and pushes up the register wherever it's used, probably because it implies both multilingualism and a familiarity with classical education.
– GerardFalla
yesterday
2
@GerardFalla I disagree very much with your assessment of kudos. I was quite surprised when I first looked up the word to discover that it was Greek, because I’d only ever heard it used very colloquially. I certainly never associated it with education or multilingualism. It’s like when I discovered that the colloquial expression I’d always thought of as bonified or something like that was actually Latin and spelt bona fide – very surprised!
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
yesterday
3
3
I doubt there's a dime's worth of difference between the two beyond the fact that "props" is more colloquial.
– Robusto
yesterday
I doubt there's a dime's worth of difference between the two beyond the fact that "props" is more colloquial.
– Robusto
yesterday
1
1
I've never heard this in the UK. The Cambridge dictionary says it's mainly used in the US. I would agree with them.
– BoldBen
yesterday
I've never heard this in the UK. The Cambridge dictionary says it's mainly used in the US. I would agree with them.
– BoldBen
yesterday
3
3
Props. I've never heard the word used in this context.
– Kate Bunting
yesterday
Props. I've never heard the word used in this context.
– Kate Bunting
yesterday
2
2
I'm British living in the US - Props is colloquially used here, yes. It's very colloquial, and set a distinctly casual tone to whatever it's injected into; equally, in the US, kudos is rarely used colloquially (though I use it) and pushes up the register wherever it's used, probably because it implies both multilingualism and a familiarity with classical education.
– GerardFalla
yesterday
I'm British living in the US - Props is colloquially used here, yes. It's very colloquial, and set a distinctly casual tone to whatever it's injected into; equally, in the US, kudos is rarely used colloquially (though I use it) and pushes up the register wherever it's used, probably because it implies both multilingualism and a familiarity with classical education.
– GerardFalla
yesterday
2
2
@GerardFalla I disagree very much with your assessment of kudos. I was quite surprised when I first looked up the word to discover that it was Greek, because I’d only ever heard it used very colloquially. I certainly never associated it with education or multilingualism. It’s like when I discovered that the colloquial expression I’d always thought of as bonified or something like that was actually Latin and spelt bona fide – very surprised!
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
yesterday
@GerardFalla I disagree very much with your assessment of kudos. I was quite surprised when I first looked up the word to discover that it was Greek, because I’d only ever heard it used very colloquially. I certainly never associated it with education or multilingualism. It’s like when I discovered that the colloquial expression I’d always thought of as bonified or something like that was actually Latin and spelt bona fide – very surprised!
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
yesterday
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The main difference is in how formal it comes across. "Kudos" is considered a 'real' word while "Props" is considered slang but neither are very formal.
Also "props" comes from hip hop slang so you might sound strange using it if you aren't hip enough ;)
See this post for more details on "props": What's the etymology of "props"?
edit: one reditor summed it up nicely: "Props is for friends, kudos is for work"
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– Mitch
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@Mitch Here it is: reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/77l9ve/props_vs_kudos/…
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The main difference is in how formal it comes across. "Kudos" is considered a 'real' word while "Props" is considered slang but neither are very formal.
Also "props" comes from hip hop slang so you might sound strange using it if you aren't hip enough ;)
See this post for more details on "props": What's the etymology of "props"?
edit: one reditor summed it up nicely: "Props is for friends, kudos is for work"
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reditor? can you give a link?
– Mitch
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@Mitch Here it is: reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/77l9ve/props_vs_kudos/…
– Mike
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The main difference is in how formal it comes across. "Kudos" is considered a 'real' word while "Props" is considered slang but neither are very formal.
Also "props" comes from hip hop slang so you might sound strange using it if you aren't hip enough ;)
See this post for more details on "props": What's the etymology of "props"?
edit: one reditor summed it up nicely: "Props is for friends, kudos is for work"
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reditor? can you give a link?
– Mitch
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@Mitch Here it is: reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/77l9ve/props_vs_kudos/…
– Mike
7 hours ago
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The main difference is in how formal it comes across. "Kudos" is considered a 'real' word while "Props" is considered slang but neither are very formal.
Also "props" comes from hip hop slang so you might sound strange using it if you aren't hip enough ;)
See this post for more details on "props": What's the etymology of "props"?
edit: one reditor summed it up nicely: "Props is for friends, kudos is for work"
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The main difference is in how formal it comes across. "Kudos" is considered a 'real' word while "Props" is considered slang but neither are very formal.
Also "props" comes from hip hop slang so you might sound strange using it if you aren't hip enough ;)
See this post for more details on "props": What's the etymology of "props"?
edit: one reditor summed it up nicely: "Props is for friends, kudos is for work"
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reditor? can you give a link?
– Mitch
yesterday
@Mitch Here it is: reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/77l9ve/props_vs_kudos/…
– Mike
7 hours ago
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reditor? can you give a link?
– Mitch
yesterday
@Mitch Here it is: reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/77l9ve/props_vs_kudos/…
– Mike
7 hours ago
reditor? can you give a link?
– Mitch
yesterday
reditor? can you give a link?
– Mitch
yesterday
@Mitch Here it is: reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/77l9ve/props_vs_kudos/…
– Mike
7 hours ago
@Mitch Here it is: reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/77l9ve/props_vs_kudos/…
– Mike
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I doubt there's a dime's worth of difference between the two beyond the fact that "props" is more colloquial.
– Robusto
yesterday
1
I've never heard this in the UK. The Cambridge dictionary says it's mainly used in the US. I would agree with them.
– BoldBen
yesterday
3
Props. I've never heard the word used in this context.
– Kate Bunting
yesterday
2
I'm British living in the US - Props is colloquially used here, yes. It's very colloquial, and set a distinctly casual tone to whatever it's injected into; equally, in the US, kudos is rarely used colloquially (though I use it) and pushes up the register wherever it's used, probably because it implies both multilingualism and a familiarity with classical education.
– GerardFalla
yesterday
2
@GerardFalla I disagree very much with your assessment of kudos. I was quite surprised when I first looked up the word to discover that it was Greek, because I’d only ever heard it used very colloquially. I certainly never associated it with education or multilingualism. It’s like when I discovered that the colloquial expression I’d always thought of as bonified or something like that was actually Latin and spelt bona fide – very surprised!
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
yesterday