shout-out

or shout·out

[ shout-out ]

/ ˈʃaʊtˌaʊt /

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noun

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.

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Nearby words

shouldst, shouse, shout, shout down, shout from the rooftops, shout-out, shouting distance, shouting match, shouty, shove, shove off

Origin of shout-out

First recorded in 1990–95; shout + out

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for shout-out

For James, wearing the shirt was “more of a shout-out to the family more than anything,” he told the Akron Beacon Journal.
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And there were enough of them in Soviet times that they merited their own shout-out?
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Gwyneth Paltrow gave your blog a shout-out on The Rachael Ray Show.
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He also thanked his predecessor, Benedict XVI, and gave a shout-out to other religions.
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One French daily even wondered if the wording was a shout-out to the former first lady.
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