To pay respect, gratitude, appreciation, or recognition to a person, place, or thing. Originally developed from hip-hop culture. The person, place, or thing CAN be present when the shout-out is issued, contrary to popular belief.
Jay loved to issue a Shout Out as often as possible, and everyone loved it when he did, because it was respect and recognition delivered from a place of kindness.
by DopeyDrunk July 16, 2022
Get the Shout Outmug. by astrovater July 27, 2022
Get the shout outmug. A term used for describing online chats with friends that escalate to all caps texting about useless topics.
by Flying Chickens September 29, 2017
Get the Shouting and Shitmug. A proclamation prior to, during, or following a sex act that conveys appreciation or acknowledges support, or incorporates situational context into sex talk.
"Right before she started, she told me she'd 'like to dedicate this blowjob to her boyfriend for having great taste in women.'"
"Oh man, she gave you a bj shout-out?"
"Yeah, and it's not just me. Another time, she stopped in the middle to say, 'I'd like to give a shout-out to the Bordeaux region of France for making an excellent bottle of wine.'"
"Oh man, she gave you a bj shout-out?"
"Yeah, and it's not just me. Another time, she stopped in the middle to say, 'I'd like to give a shout-out to the Bordeaux region of France for making an excellent bottle of wine.'"
by sub verbo May 14, 2015
Get the BJ shout-outmug. 
by Bunk rapper September 7, 2016
Get the necrophilous shoutmug. The act of shouting out where you are from at a public event, in an especially loud and douschely manner. Also shouting "brah" very loudly to people you don't know.
Announcer: Now trying his 1st attempt to dunk on the 6-foot hoop, from Lakewood High, Douschey Douscherson.
Douscherson: What? What? Yeah! LAKE-WOOOOOD!
People in crowd: I hope the guy with the dousche shout falls on his face.
Dude in a bar: Hey brah! Come mere brah.
Other random dude: what do you want dousche-shouter?
Douscherson: What? What? Yeah! LAKE-WOOOOOD!
People in crowd: I hope the guy with the dousche shout falls on his face.
Dude in a bar: Hey brah! Come mere brah.
Other random dude: what do you want dousche-shouter?
by phat g-zus November 2, 2009
Get the Dousche Shoutmug.