Definitions For Attaboy

Noun

ATTABOY (plural ATTABOYs) A cry of "attaboy"; an accolade.

Interjection

{{en-interj}} (idiomatic, colloquial) {{non-gloss definition, Used to show encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animal.}} : Attaboy! That's the way to hit a home run!

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 好樣的, 好样的, tr=hǎoyàngde Finnish: aika poika French: bon gars, m Georgian: ყოჩაღ Japanese: でかす, tr=dekashita, alt=でかした, いい, tr=ii zo, alt=いいぞ, うまい, tr=umai zo, alt=うまいぞ Polish: zuch chłopak, m Russian: молоде́ц, m, молодчи́на, m, f

Alternative forms

atta boy, ataboy thatta boy, thattaboy

Etymology

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

See also

attagirl