shout-out, n. colloq.
Brit. /ˈʃaʊtˌɑʊt/, U.S. /ˈʃaʊtˌɑʊt/
[‹ shout v. + out adv. Compare shout n.2]
A mention, acknowledgement, or greeting, esp. one made over the radio or during a live performance; a namecheck.
In the United States, esp. among performers or fans of rap music; in the United Kingdom, particularly associated with dance music and club subculture.
| 1990 Newsday (Nexis) 8 Feb. ii. 15 There were Mardi Gras anthems and a shout out to Africa, and plenty of spare, angular funk. 1991 Source Dec. 36/2 Big fat shout outs and congrats to the Black Rock Coalition on the release of their compilation album. 1993 B. Cross It's not about Salary 16 Playing James Brown, Sly Stone and Rare Earth, doing shout-outs from the mic, and screaming ‘Rock the house’, Herc began to formulate what later became known as hiphop. 1997 M. Collin & J. Godfrey Altered State iv. 128 House music all day and all night long, seven days a week, interspersed with advertisements for raves and ‘shout-outs’ to callers who rang in to the station's mobile phone. 2000 Philadelphia City Paper 27 Apr.–4 May 54/1 On the media tip, special shout-out to KYW-TV's Walt Hunter. |