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outro

/ˈaʊt.ɹoʊ/ US
/ˈaʊ.tɹəʊ/ UK

Where it comes from

Blend of out + intro, an analogy using out as the opposite of in. First attested in the title of the song The Intro and the Outro (1967), by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, and written by Vivian Stanshall.

noun outros

informal A portion of music at the end of a song. […] talking over the intro of a record and off the outro, weaving back and forth between two records spinning […]
Similar: extro · Opposite: intro
informal The closing sequence at the end of a film, television program, video game, etc. Having gone through the intro and stopped, the next click plays the outro of the current section and then hits the following script at the end of the outro animation:

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noun musical ending

Español	cierre, epílogo, conclusión

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"outro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/outro. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

outro. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/outro

Chicago

"outro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/outro.

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@misc{outro_2026,
  title = {outro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/outro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}