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Definition of Shout out
1. Verb. Utter a sudden loud cry. "Sam and Sue shout out"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"
Related verbs: Call, Call Out, Cry, Cry Out, Exclaim, Outcry, Shout
Specialized synonyms: Hollo, Hurrah, Halloo, Whoop, Pipe, Pipe Up, Shriek, Shrill, Howl, Roar, Ululate, Wail, Yaup, Yawl, Screak, Screech, Skreak, Skreigh, Squawk
Generic synonyms: Emit, Let Loose, Let Out, Utter
Derivative terms: Call, Cry, Cry, Holler, Hollering, Hollo, Scream, Screamer, Screaming, Shout, Shouting, Yell, Yell, Yelling
Also: Call Out, Cry Out
2. Verb. Utter in a very loud voice. "They vociferated their demands"
Generic synonyms: Express, Give Tongue To, Utter, Verbalise, Verbalize
Derivative terms: Vociferator
Definition of Shout out
1. Verb. A public greeting or acknowledgment of a person, group, or organization; props. ¹
2. Verb. To speak when inappropriate, particularly in a school environment. ¹
3. Noun. The act of giving such an acknowledgement. ¹
4. Noun. A section of one's web page, profile or blog containing these greetings. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shout Out
Literary usage of Shout out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chronicles of the City of Perugia, 1492-1503 by Francesco Maturanzio, Edward Strachan Morgan (1905)
"And when they had passed beyond San Luca they began to shout out each man the
name of his family and his party, for one cried Duke! Duke! and Feltro! ..."
2. Red Feather: A Comic Opera in Two Acts by Reginald De Koven, Charles Klein, Charles Emerson Cook (1903)
"shout out the sto - ry! Stand for the cause, what e'er be- pLp Г Г l Fling out
the ban - ner! shout out the sto-ry! Stand for the cause, what e'er be- ..."
3. Mr. Punch's History of Modern England by Charles Larcom Graves (1922)
"Stand up Scotland, up Wales and Ireland, Loyal to her royalty, crowd upon the
scene; Stand up, all of us, we who are the sire-land, Stand up, shout out, ..."
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