shout-out

noun

ˈshau̇t-ˌau̇t 

variants or less commonly shoutout

plural shout-outs also shoutouts

informal

: a public expression of greeting, praise, or acknowledgement directed toward a person or group often as part of a performance, recording, or broadcast

She opened her acceptance speech with a shout-out to James Baldwin, the author of the book on which the movie was based, calling him "one of the greatest artists of our time."

—Neal Justin

Here are a few lyrical shout-outs to some of hip hop's favorite designers.

—Scott Poulson-Bryant

She even gave a shoutout to one of her former teachers on Twitter, and encouraged others to do the same.

—Emily Sweeney

Examples of shout-out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So shout-out to the other guys who are getting their jobs done. —Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025

Their split confused fans as just two days prior, Stokes posted a birthday shout-out to Ballerini on his Instagram featuring photos of the two of them together as well as some of her on her own. —Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025

The couple made their relationship Instagram official the following month when Lori reposted a birthday shout-out from Idris. —Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025

Anyway, shout-out to Timothée Chalamet. —Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1990, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shout-out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout

Kids Definition

shout–out

noun

variants also shoutout

ˈshau̇t-ˌau̇t

informal

: a public expression of greeting, praise, or acknowledgment directed toward a person or group often as part of a performance, broadcast, or recording