attaboy
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
Definition of attaboy
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
intj
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(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!”
“[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”.”
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intj
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(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!”
“[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”.”
noun
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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.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
A variant pronunciation of That's the boy!, a cry of encouragement, especially to children and pet dogs.
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