attaboy

See also: atta boy

English

Alternative forms

atta boy, ataboy
thatta boy, thattaboy

Etymology

Variant pronunciation of "That's the boy!", a cry of encouragement, especially to children and pet dogs.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈætəˌbɔɪ/
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Interjection

attaboy

(idiomatic, colloquial) Used to show encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animal.
Attaboy! That's the way to hit a home run!

Translations

Used to show encouragement or approval to a boy or a man

Chinese:
Mandarin: 好樣的 (zh), 好样的 (zh) (hǎoyàngde)
Finnish: aika poika (fi)
French: bon gars m

Georgian: ყოჩაღ (ka) (q̇očaɣ)
Japanese: でかした (ja) (dekashita), いいぞ (ja) (ii zo), うまいぞ (ja) (umai zo)
Polish: zuch chłopak m
Russian: молоде́ц (ru) m (molodéc), молодчи́на (ru) m or f (molodčína)

Noun

attaboy (plural attaboys)

A cry of "attaboy"; an accolade.
- 2007 June 30, David M. Halbfinger, “How a Fan of Comic Books Transformed Himself Into a Hollywood Player”, in New York Times‎:
  LOS ANGELES, June 29 — Drink in hand, attaboys coming at him from every direction, Tom DeSanto was living the fanboy dream.

See also

attagirl

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