shout-out

Or shout·out

[shout-out]

noun

1. Informal.,  a quick public expression of thanks, admiration, etc..

   I’d like to give a big shout-out to my mom who’s in the audience tonight.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shout-out¹

First recorded in 1990–95; shout + out

Example Sentences

First, shout-out to Kevin for even putting vehicles like this out there, because he doesn’t have to.

From Los Angeles Times

Lee also notes that the “2” in the title “is a shout-out to my brother Prince” who frequently used the number in his song titles and lyrics.

From Los Angeles Times

Among the songs she’s added to the Mayhem Ball since Coachella are the endearingly goofy “LoveGame,” with its single-entendre lyric about wanting to ride somebody’s disco stick, and her breakout single, “Just Dance,” which she’s still introducing — 16 years after it shimmied to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 — with a shout-out to her former producer RedOne.

From Los Angeles Times

“Shout-out to the city government in Yucca,” Gordon said, saluting.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s impossible not to read that as a shout-out to white supremacists, “sovereign citizens,” Three Percenters and other permanently disgruntled members of the Jan. 6 coalition who don’t want “a purely creedal nation” defined by the Declaration of Independence but also “don’t agree with progressive liberalism in 2025.”

From Salon

Related Words

• affirm 
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• declare 
• demonstrate 
• indicate 
• profess 
• publish 
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When To Use

What does shout-out mean?

A shout-out is a short public acknowledgement of someone or something, especially by name. It’s usually to recognize someone in appreciation of them or something they did.Shout-outs are typically given in a public setting, such as on the radio, during a live performance, or on social media.Shout-out is informal. It’s commonly used to start a sentence that announces a shout-out, as in Shout-out to the people in the back!  Less commonly, shout-out is also used as a verb, as in Let me shout-out a few people real quick. It’s very commonly spelled as shoutout.Example: Thanks to your shout-out in the last post, I gained a ton of followers.