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

Related Words

• affirm 
• announce 
• declare 
• demonstrate 
• indicate 
• profess 
• publish 
• trumpet 

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.