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In some senses, attaboy is marked as colloquial, idiomatic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
intj
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
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.