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
ShannonSHAN-ənEnglish
Loreleilawr-e-LIE, LAWR-e-lieGermanic Mythology
OranO-ranIrish
MikaelaMEE-kah-e-lah (Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Cerridwen-Welsh
Onesiphoros-Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek