attaboy

  • 1attaboy — 1909, probably from common pronunciation of that s the boy! a cheer of encouragement or approval …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 2attaboy — [at′ə boi′] interj. Informal indicating approval or encouragement: said to a man or boy: also sp. atta boy …

    English World dictionary

  • 3attaboy — 1. interjection /ăt əboi / Used to show encouragement or approval to a boy or man. Attaboy! Thats the way to hit a home run! 2. noun /ăt əboi / A cry of attaboy ; an accolade …

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  • 4attaboy — int Well done! Attaboy, Greg. You show them! 1920s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 5attaboy — (that a boy) good work, well done, at a boy    Whenever I win, Don says, Attaboy! Good game! …

    English idioms

  • 6Attaboy Sam! — (1992) is a young adult novel by Lois Lowry. It is part of a series of books that Lowry wrote about Anastasia and her younger brother Sam. Plot summaryWhy won t Sam Krupnik allow his mother to enter his bedroom? Why has he started calling his toy …

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  • 7attaboy — interjection Etymology: probably alteration of that s the boy Date: 1909 used to express encouragement, approval, or admiration …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 8attaboy — /at euh boy /, interj. Informal. (used as an enthusiastic expression of encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animal.) [1905 10, Amer.; alleged to be a reduced form of that s a boy or that s the boy] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 9Attaboy! — exclamation of approval, urging, encouragement or exhortation addressed to a boy or man …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 10attaboy! — Australian Slang exclamation of approval, urging, encouragement or exhortation addressed to a boy or man …

    English dialects glossary