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outro

British  
/ ˈaʊtrəʊ /

noun

  1. informal music an instrumental passage that concludes a piece of music

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of outro

C20: modelled on intro

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Things would soon get positively feral as Karol’s backing rock band, composed entirely of women, shredded through the outro of the song “TQG,” giving it a heavy metal edge.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

“John Sinclair” gains an extended outro with a slide guitar solo that Lennon had previously faded.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 8, 2025

Jones topped it off by asking his wife's friend, horror actor Vincent Price, to record a spoken-word outro.

From BBC Nov. 4, 2024

As the singer bopped around city to city on her own tour and eventually Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, she would tailor each outro to a new city.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2024

Previously, Williams was featured on the album version of Ludacris’ 2004 hit single, “Pimpin’ All Over the World,” delivering a comedic bit in the outro of the track.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 5, 2024

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