shout out

verb

shout out is a verb meaning “To publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled S-H-O-U-T-O-U-T.

What does shout out mean?

verb

1
To publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization.
2
To speak when inappropriate, particularly in a school environment.
My teacher said I shouldn't shout out all the time.

noun

as shout-out

1
An unscripted mention of the name of a viewer or audience member when on stage, television, etc.
2
A section of a web page, profile or blog containing these greetings.
3
A word used to give credit to or express gratitude to someone or something.
Shoutout to Ben for his work on the animation.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Forms of shout out

shoutout
shouts out present, singular, he/she/it
shouting out participle, present
shouted out participle, past

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Words people confuse with shout out

Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).

shout-out vs shoutout110 G

Also written: shoutout (one word or two).

Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).

Shout out in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

Language	Words
Portuguese	salve (an unscripted mention of the name of a viewer…), aclamar, aplaudir (to publicly greet or acknowledge a person…)
Spanish	saludito, saludo, mención, agradecimiento, reconocimiento, saludón (an unscripted mention of the name of a viewer…)
German	lobend erwähnen, loben, mit einem Wort der Anerkennung erwähnen, einen Gruß übermitteln (to publicly greet or acknowledge a person…), rufen, herausrufen (to speak when inappropriate)

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.

Where does shout out come from?

Deverbal from shout out.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).