attaboy
Used to show encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animalUsed to show encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animal.
/ˈætəˌbɔɪ/
Meaning
1 senses(colloquial, idiomatic)Used to show encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animal.
Attaboy! That's the way to hit a home run!
gut gemacht, guter Junge, Das ist mein Mann!
молоде́цmolodéc, молодчи́наmolodčína, краса́вчикkrasávčik
Translations
7 languagesРусский
Used to show encouragement or approval to a boy or a man:
Deutsch
Used to show encouragement or approval to a boy or a man:
Origin
A variant pronunciation of That's the boy!, a cry of encouragement, especially to childrenA variant pronunciation of That's the boy!, a cry of encouragement, especially to children and pet dogs.
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