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.

Origin of shout-out

1
First recorded in 1990–95; shout + out

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