outro

noun

out·​ro ˈau̇-(ˌ)trō 

plural outros

: a short, distinct closing section at the end of something (such as a piece of music, a performance, or a news report)

My favorite part is the sax outro; it reminds me of something from the '70s I can't place.

—Ryan Adams

The film ends with a colossal but semi-serious bang, an extravagant visual flourish and a cheeky musical outro over the closing credits to leave you laughing in spite of yourself …

—Peter Bradshaw

When a story comes in from a Bay News 9 reporter, Ruechel will simply record his intro, main segment and outro.

—Jay Handelman

Examples of outro in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Then, that main beat will go into the outro. —Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Nov. 2025

In performance, Accessory XL channeled the Velvet Underground reinterpreting Broken Social Scene: extended outro jams, mumbling into pickups, doubling down on hearty melodies. —Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025

Every artist in the history of mankind writes a song with a verse, a chorus, another verse, another chorus, a bridge, and then an outro. —Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025

Excellent use of Blue Oyster Cult on the outro, show! —Emma Specter, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

blend of out entry 1 and intro

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above