attaboy



attaboy

An expression of encouragement, support, or approval toward a boy, man, or male animal, used as a standalone interjection before or after a sentence. Largely presumed to be a corruption of the expression "that's the boy"; it is also sometimes spelled "atta boy." You won the spelling bee? Attaboy!

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Chifuniro-Southern African, Chewa
Doruk-Turkish
Raharjorah-HAHR-joIndonesian, Javanese
Bron-Welsh
Endzela-Georgian
Svitlana-Ukrainian