outro

noun

out·​ro ˈau̇-(ˌ)trō How to pronounce outro (audio)
plural outros
: a short, distinct closing section at the end of something (such as a piece of music, a performance, or a news report)
My favorite part is the sax outro; it reminds me of something from the '70s I can't place.Ryan Adams
The film ends with a colossal but semi-serious bang, an extravagant visual flourish and a cheeky musical outro over the closing credits to leave you laughing in spite of yourself …Peter Bradshaw
When a story comes in from a Bay News 9 reporter, Ruechel will simply record his intro, main segment and outro.Jay Handelman

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Beyond Saturday Night trailer, released Tuesday, features SNL alums Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Kenan Thompson, Seth Meyers, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and more recalling their favorite sketches and reciting SNL’s famous, cold open outro. Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025 Stick around for the outro, where Hopkins invites the audience to visit his home address; would that happen at a 21st-century festival? Jon Pareles, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025 And with that noisy outro, there’s really something for everyone here. Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024 By the way, that signature song isn’t even Eilish’s outro or encore, rather arguably reps the end of Act 1. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for outro 

Word History

Etymology

blend of out entry 1 and intro

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of outro was in 1967

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“Outro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outro. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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