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
Prosperopro-SPE-roItalian, Spanish
Leontius-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Gale[geil]
Unai-Basque
Nea-Swedish
JudahJOO-də (English)Biblical, Jewish