call-out
- noun
- /ˈkɔːl aʊt/
- Texting
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denuncia pública
- We did put a call out to our YouTube community and we asked for bad pitches, bad movie pitches, and we had a tremendous response.
The media and some specific players deserve a specific call out.
- The media and some specific players deserve a specific call out.
- This kind of public call out, depending on the scale and the issue, may be intolerable.
Examples
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But you got called out by Eminem.
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This kind of public call out, depending on the scale and the issue, may be intolerable.
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So I obviously I got called out because I said I don't like it.
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They may try because they have been called out publicly for their behavior.
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So in the book, you, you do like call outs, skippers, learning lessons.
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The online community organized a public call-out to address issues of harassment within the group.
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After the video went viral, the celebrity faced a serious call-out for their insensitive comments on social media.
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Many activists participated in the call-out to hold the officials accountable for their handling of the crisis.
Synonyms
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7.4
A public statement that strongly criticizes someone or something
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8.4
Saying or writing very harsh and unfair things about someone to damage their reputation
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A public statement that strongly criticizes someone or something
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A public message that criticizes someone to show they did something wrong
How Critical
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Morphology
Etymology
Call-out comes from the words call and out, meaning to name someone in public so they 'come out' into view. That's why a call-out now often means publicly criticizing someone to 'hold them accountable' for bad actions, especially online.