Meaning & use
shout-out
A brief public greeting, acknowledgment, or expression of thanks directed at a specific person or group.
See it in a sentence
The DJ gave a shout-out to everyone celebrating a birthday that night.
She ended her speech with a shout-out to the volunteers who made the event possible.
A note on using this word
Shout-out is informal and common in speech, broadcasting, and social media rather than formal writing.
Words with a similar meaning
mentionacknowledgment
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