Attaboy

//ˈætəˌbɔɪ// intj, noun, slang

intj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cry of encouragement; an accolade.

    "LOS ANGELES, June 29 — Drink in hand, attaboys coming at him from every direction, Tom DeSanto was living the fanboy dream."

Intj
  1. 1
    Used to show encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animal. colloquial, idiomatic

    "Attaboy! That's the way to hit a home run!"

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applauseapprobationcommendgo onpraise

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"Attaboy! That's the way to hit a home run!"

Etymology

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

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