Home › Words › A › attaboyattaboy/ˈætəˌbɔɪ/attaboy · intj — used to show encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animal.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).attaboy is pronounced /ˈætəˌbɔɪ/.EtymologyA variant pronunciation of That's the boy!, a cry of encouragement, especially to children and pet dogs.intjUsed to show encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animal.e.g.“Attaboy! That's the way to hit a home run!”nounA cry of encouragement; an accolade.e.g.“LOS ANGELES, June 29 — Drink in hand, attaboys coming at him from every direction, Tom DeSanto was living the fanboy dream.” — 2007 June 30, David M. Halbfinger, “How a Fan of Comic Books Transformed Himself Into a Hollywood Player”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.attagirl 81% match — Used to show encouragement or approval to a girl, woman, or female animal. vs attaboy →attagal 62% match — Synonym of attagirl. vs attaboy →boyo 55% match — A boy or lad. vs attaboy →boyship 54% match — A term of address for a boy. vs attaboy →attakid 53% match — Used to show encouragement or approval to a person. vs attaboy →ayy 52% match — A greeting between friends (typically male) or display of approval. vs attaboy →boy 52% match — Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing. vs attaboy →boyey 50% match — Characteristic of stereotypical boys. vs attaboy →