shout
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃaʊt/
ipa: /ʃʌʊt/
ipa: /ʃuːt/
rhymes: -aʊt
Forms: form: shouts
Etymology: From Middle English shouten. Further origin uncertain. Possibly related to Middle English shooten (“to shoot (out)”) or from or akin to Old Norse skúta (“to chide, scold”), Old Norse skúti, skúta (“a taunt”). See also the second, rare sense of the verb scout (“to reject with contempt”).
Senses: examples: text: give out a shout
text: hear a desperate shout
text: an ear-piercing shout
glosses: A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.
examples: text: “I′ll get my wine though,” taking out her wallet.
“No. This is my shout,” holding up his hand as though to ward her money off.
ref: 1984, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, page 290:
text: Cut to the pub on a lads night out,
Man at the bar cos it was his shout
ref: 2006, Lily Allen, Knock 'Em Out:
text: 2008, George Papaellinas, The Trip: An Odyssey, re.press, Australia, page 6,
It was always my shout down the pub with Theo.
glosses: A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.
examples: text: Yet another ambulance on a shout enters Parliament Square.
ref: 2017, Dave Boulter, London's Emergency Service Vehicles:
glosses: A call-out for an emergency services team.
examples: text: Next up the new single from Beyoncé, but first a shout to Barry Bloggins and his wife Belinda...
synonyms: shout out
glosses: A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV program.
examples: text: Yeah, good shout. We might get an idea of what we're up against before we park up and do business.
ref: 1998, Eddy Brimson, Hooligan, page 180:
text: You're bored, you decide to get a tattoo. Maybe you really like chimps. You sit down with your tattoo artist. Just the chimp, sir? No, hang on. Can you do a chimp, but in a suit? Yeah, nice shout, what about sticking a pair of glasses on him too? Love it, let's have him holding a gun as well. Hold on, will he be allowed a gun if he's short-sighted? Good question, but let's not forget the bigger issue here: he's a monkey.
ref: 2018 September 6, Peter Crouch, How to Be a Footballer, Random House, →ISBN:
text: 'I could do with a nap myself,' Hope said, trying unsuccessfully to hide a 'There's something about the sea air that wears you out, isn't there?'
Will nodded. 'That's why I suggested we pick up the coffees. I might regret it at bedtime but for now I'd rather be wired than weary.'
Hope took a sip of her latte and reached for the radio controls. 'Good shout. I'll see if I can nd us some tunes to listen to.' They chatted as the miles passed,[…]
ref: 2021 July 1, Holly Hepburn, The Little Shop of Hidden Treasures Part Two: Secret Loves, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
text: “I...had a nap,” I said.
“Good shout. Got to be strategic about these things. Jess went for a nap a couple of hours ago but hasn't resurfaced, so I think she's failed again this year.” I blinked. I didn't know what to say to him. “So, no one else make it?”
ref: 2022 March 1, Alice Oseman, Loveless, Scholastic Inc., →ISBN:
text: "Just tell him you're not ready."
She twists her mouth and looks at the card again. "To tell you the truth, I don't think I'll ever be ready. […]"
I think for a moment. "Well, you could always say that romance is distracting you from your . . . your craft."
She nods, considering this. “That's not a bad shout.”
“Or you could break up with him.”
She smiles and looks at the ground. “That's not a bad shout, either.” At that moment, there's a knock on the cupboard door, and I get up to answer it.
ref: 2022 May 3, Caroline O'Donoghue, All Our Hidden Gifts, Candlewick Press, →ISBN, page 38:
glosses: A suggestion; an idea.
Derived terms: give someone a shout
in with a shout
ring shout