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at⋅ta⋅boy

  [at-uh-boi]
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–interjection Informal.
(used as an enthusiastic expression of encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animal.)
Origin:
1905–10, Americanism; alleged to be a reduced form of that's a boy or that's the boy
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at·ta·boy   (āt'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!.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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attaboy 
1909, from common pronunciation of "that's the boy!" a cheer of encouragement or approval.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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