a shout

a shout

A greeting, salute, or expression of respect to someone addressed to someone while one is being recorded or broadcast, as on radio, television, or the internet. Real quick, I just want to give a shout to my manager Sarah—without her, I never would have gotten this opportunity. While you're on the line, is there anyone you'd like to give a shout to, such as family or friends?
See also: shout
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

shout

n. an exclamation point. (see also screamer, shriek.) Put a shout at the end of the line. Make this dull story more sexy.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

shout

/proclaim from the housetops
To make known publicly.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • accompany (one) on a/(one's) journey
  • accompany on a journey
  • bring (someone or something) into contact with (someone or something)
  • (one) won't eat (someone)
  • a stranger to (someone or something)
  • be out of (one's) league
  • be out of somebody's league
  • be in bad with (someone)
  • (one) won't bite (someone)
  • (one) puts (one's) pants on one leg at a time
References in classic literature
But it was not a shout of execration--not a yell of exultant cruelty.
It was a shout of sudden excitement at the appearance of a horseman cleaving the crowd at full gallop.