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
Ikaika-Hawaiian
Meical-Welsh
Petur-Faroese
Melete-Greek Mythology
Stanimir-Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Medieval Slavic
Lyudmilalyood-MEE-lah (Russian)Russian, Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic