outro

noun

out·​ro ˈau̇-(ˌ)trō 

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

Examples of outro in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The specialty single also includes the song’s outro — snipped from the original commercial release — as the voices of Kendricks and Paul Williams ring out while a snippet of saxophone, likely played by Funk Brother Hank Cosby, makes a brief and unexpected cameo. —Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 24 Nov. 2024

Outside Japan, the outros have been swapped for some lilting piano — casualties of the prohibitively expensive cost of licensing the song internationally. —Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 12 July 2024

Vulture has reached out to Carpenter’s reps to confirm if the outro is donezo for good. —Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024

For its cinematic outro, the song loses its beat and opts for acoustic guitars wrapped in a swelling string arrangement. —Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

blend of out entry 1 and intro

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above