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
Muhammadmu-HAHM-mahd (Arabic)Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Bengali, Tajik, Indonesian, Malay
MaciMAY-seeEnglish (Modern)
Argus-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
HÜSnİYe-Turkish
Aleciaə-LIS-yə, ə-LIS-ee-ə, ə-LISH-ə, ə-LEE-shəEnglish
Mali-Thai