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Definition of attaboy in English:
attaboy
Translate attaboy into Spanish
exclamation
An informal expression of encouragement or admiration to a man or boy.
- ‘Come on, Red, get in the house… attaboy, attaboy.’
Pronunciation
noun
A piece of encouragement or congratulations, especially a letter.
‘our boss will write you guys an attaboy’- ‘This past April, he received personal attaboys from both the prime minister and the president when annual sales broke $1 billion - a record for a publicly traded tech company in India.’
- ‘‘You guys didn't get any attaboys,’ he said, ‘and the rest of us got a bunch of them.’’
- ‘The dog found it quickly and froze in a classic stance, posed for pictures, got more than a few pats and attaboys and never once moved until Randy tooted his whistle and picked up the bird.’
- ‘For that to happen, you spot the good shots and hand over the attaboys, or attagirls.’
- ‘After getting high-fives and attaboys from US and Canadian players, Blackley, six-foot three and 190 pounds, went to the elevator.’
- ‘Expecting, if not a hero's welcome, at least an attaboy upon returning home, they were excoriated instead.’
- ‘The crew deserves an attaboy because they're not as strong on paper as most of the teams they've been racing, but, even so, they've managed to outperform them.’
Pronunciation
Origin
Early 20th century probably representing a casual pronunciation of that's the boy.
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