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

For the song’s second half, Alabama Shakes follow a thumping bridge into an extended psych-soul outro, Howard’s voice and the guitars wailing in the same anguished register. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025

That outro is just too addicting; fans aren’t going to quit listening on repeat for a long, long time. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025

Then, the outro of the song removes all percussion and cues heart-monitor-sounding synths that build up to a dreamy, Baltimore club–inspired drum pattern. —Lawrence Burney, Pitchfork, 28 May 2025

The Lipman brothers then took the stage for a quick speech before Batiste came out for an outro performance. —Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

blend of out entry 1 and intro

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above