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
AngÉLa-Hungarian
BroosBRO:SDutch, Limburgish
Lambert['læmbət]
Cevdet-Turkish
Oralee-English (Rare)
Alineə-LEEN (Portuguese), ay-LEEN (English)French, Portuguese (Brazilian), English