shout out
To call to someone in a loud voice, or to say nice things about someone in public to thank them
Meanings
To call out loudly, either to get someone's attention or as an exclamation
"He shouted out her name across the crowded market, but she couldn't hear him."
To publicly acknowledge or praise someone, often on social media, radio, or at an event
"I want to shout out my coach, who believed in me from the very beginning."
"Big shout-out to my team back home."
— Common phrasing used by athletes and performers in award acceptance speeches and interviews; widely attributed to various hip-hop artists from the 1990s onward
The sense of 'public acknowledgement' has grown enormously due to social media and hip-hop culture. A 'shout-out' (noun, hyphenated or one word) is a public mention of thanks. The literal sense (calling out loudly) is A2; the social media sense is more B1.
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