attaboy
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at·ta·boy
(ăt′ə-boi′)interj. Informal
Used to show encouragement or approval to a boy or man: Attaboy! That's the way to hit a home run!
[Alteration of That's the boy!]
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attaboy
(ˈætəˌbɔɪ)sentence substitute
slang chiefly US an expression of approval or exhortation
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at•ta•boy
(ˈæt əˌbɔɪ)interj. Informal.
(used as an expression of encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animal.)
[1905–10, Amer.]
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attaboy
[ˈætəˌbɔɪ] EXCL (esp US) → ¡bravo!, ¡dale!Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
attaboy
interj (esp US inf) → gut gemacht!
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