📢 A public request ⚠️ A public criticism 📝 A label on image

callout

1 6.3

A public message that criticizes someone to show they did something wrong

noun
/ˈkælˌaʊt/

Slang

: acusación pública

As far as I can tell, Mathowie created the flag system specifically for stuff like this, as it takes a lot more effort for everyone to be forced to experience the bittersweet impotence of pointless, endlessly rehashed callouts such as this.

Examples

His callout on Twitter demanded accountability for the false information spread by the politician.
Obit posts are not likely to wind up part of a meta callout.

Blog text (14)
Mathowie and Jessamyn, I am a bit disappointed that neither of you speaks to the topic of this callout: crapping in threads.

Blog text (7)
The social media callout exposed the company's unethical practices, causing a public outcry.
She faced a severe callout after her offensive comments were shared widely online.

Synonyms

call-out

vscallout

Texting

7.4

A public statement blaming someone for wrong behavior

has the same meaning but is hyphenated in some forms

Antonyms

praise

161 1.0

Words or actions that show admiration for someone

Compounds

callout for attention

4.8

A short loud sound that gets people's attention

How Harsh

cancellation

Slang

2 5.2

callout

Slang

1 6.3

accusation

394 3.1

criticism

512 3.0

remark

371 1.4

Surface Forms

callout singular

callouts plural

Morphology

callout = call + out (semi-transparent) = call + out

Formally derived from 'call out' (to publicly criticize), but the socio-cultural meaning ('calling out' as public shaming/accountability) contains pragmatic nuance learners may not infer from the components alone.

Etymology

The word callout comes from call + out, meaning 'to name or challenge someone in public'. A helpful way to remember this sense is to think of people on social media naming someone for bad behavior, so a callout is a public accusation meant to make them answer.