[Ads-l] Antedating of "Shout-Out"

[Shapiro, Fred]

shout-out (OED 1990 [8 Feb.])

1990 Boston Globe 4 Jan. 78/5 (Newspapers.com)

"The queen is just a spiritual title, not a title of rank and power," Latifah says.  "I wanted to give a shout out for my ancestors, to show them that I'm proud of them, and I'm proud to be from them.

Fred Shapiro

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