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
Stina-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Goodson['gudsn]
Quirinuskwi-RIEN-əs (English), kwi-REEN-əs (English)Roman Mythology, Late Roman
Athanasi-Medieval Slavic
Leandrale-AHN-drah (Spanish)Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Cosmas-Ancient Greek (Latinized)