attaboy

intj
/ˈætəˌbɔɪ/

Etymology

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

Definitions

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

    • Attaboy! That's the way to hit a home run!
    • [Steve] Bannon responded: “They went for an hour instead of 30 minutes--- showing the entire hour over multiple platforms.” [Jeffrey] Epstein shot back “atta boy”.
  2. A cry of encouragement

    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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA