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->''"And before you ask... ''[strikes a pose]'' YES, THIS ''IS'' A JOJO REFERENCE!!!"''
-->-- '''Alucard''', ''WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged'', referring to ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''

A Shout-Out is an element in a piece of media -- a name, line of dialogue, a prop, etc. -- that intentionally refers to something or someone outside the work such as fans, family members of the cast or crew or, commonly, another piece of pop culture.

[[OlderThanFeudalism The idea isn't new]], even if this term is. [[LitClassTropes In literary studies]] these indirect references are known broadly as ''allusion'', and they can be found across genres and ages from [[Literature/TheAeneid ancient epic poetry]] to [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Elizabethan theatre]] to contemporary {{video games}}.

Note that '''to be this trope, the reference must be unambiguous and reasonably construed as deliberate on the part of the creators.''' [[{{Trope}} Fiction is constructed from the repetition of storytelling devices]]: Many tropes, symbols, and ideas are embedded in the popular consciousness, and works can share a similar element without one being a reference to the other. As a general rule of thumb, if the example needs to be couched with Administrivia/WordCruft like, "seems to be," "bears a resemblance to" or "could possibly be," it's almost certainly not an example.

A good Shout-Out [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools should still fit within the context of the story]], or it may end up being a BigLippedAlligatorMoment to people not familiar with what's being shouted about. It should also be subtle enough that viewers either only notice the [[DoubleEntendre double meaning]] after a trip to the [[FridgeBrilliance fridge]] or have a short chuckle if they notice it immediately: a blatant Shout-Out runs the risk of [[BreakingTheFourthWall violating]] SuspensionOfDisbelief and kicking the audience out of the story.

An explicit, open Shout-Out to one of the work's sources of inspiration is an InspirationNod. ReferenceOverdosed is when a series is loaded with Shout-Outs; ReferencedBy is for the work that the Shout-Out is aimed at.

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* ActorAllusion: A reference to another work with an actor in common.
* ArtImitatesArt: A shot in a visual medium {{homage}}s a famous piece of art.
* CityShoutOuts: A live performer appeals to the audience by saluting their city.
* CompanyCrossReferences: When the reference is to another work by the same creator; see also CreatorInJoke.
* {{Expy}}: An unambiguous and deliberate copy of another, older character.
* HomageShot: A Shot-for-Shot ShoutOut done out of love for the source material.
* LiteraryAllusionTitle: A referential title.
* LiteraryWorkOfMagic: A RealLife fictional work has an agenda [[InUniverse in the universe]] of another.
* ProfoundByPopSong: Quoting a song to sound wise and intelligent.
* StockShoutOuts
* ShoutOutThemeNaming: When multiple characters carry allusive names.
* SpoilingShoutOut: A shout-out that spoils the work being referenced.
* TakeThat: A malicious or critical reference.
* UnusualPopCultureName: A character named after an aspect of pop culture.
* WaxingLyrical: Quoting song lyrics.

Compare {{Homage}} and {{Parody}}, which are more thorough recreations of other works. OpeningShoutOut, ContinuityNod, CallBack, ProductionThrowback, and MythologyGag are for works internally referencing themselves.

See StockShoutOuts for a list of Shout-Outs and other references common enough to earn their own page.

'''''Remember, a Shout-Out is intentional.''''' If a character just happened to use a similar turn of phrase to another work, that's [[Administrivia/SquarePegRoundTrope just a coincidence]].
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!!Example subpages:
[[index]]
* ShoutOut/AnimeAndManga
* ShoutOut/AsianAnimation
* ShoutOut/CardGames
* ShoutOut/ComicBooks
* ShoutOut/ComicStrips
* ShoutOut/FanWorks
* [[ShoutOut/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
* [[ShoutOut/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
* ShoutOut/{{Literature}}
* ShoutOut/LiveActionTV
* ShoutOut/{{Music}}
* ShoutOut/{{Pinball}}
* ShoutOut/{{Podcasts}}
* ShoutOut/ProfessionalWrestling
* ShoutOut/{{Radio}}
* ShoutOut/{{Roleplay}}
* ShoutOut/TabletopGames
* ShoutOut/{{Theatre}}
* ShoutOut/VideoGames
* ShoutOut/WebAnimation
* ShoutOut/{{Webcomics}}
* ShoutOut/WebOriginal
* ShoutOut/WebVideos
* ShoutOut/WesternAnimation
* ShoutOut/OtherMedia
* ShoutOut/RealLife
[[/index]]
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