Just out of curiosity, the expression " Atta-boy" is basically used to refers to a guy or a man but I'd like to know whether or not I can use it to refer to a girl or a woman/ a close friend so that might I say "Atta-baby" ?
Thank you so much in advance.
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The expression is "that a boy" but when said fast can sound like "attaboy". You would only say this to a boy in an encouraging or congratulatory way. For a girl, you would say, "that a girl". It is less common to say that to a man (that a boy) or a woman (that a girl) because it tends to be said from an older person to a younger person.
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Hello,
I support both Grace and Steve.
One can use "atta-boy" and "atta-girl". They are both a very informal expression of encouragement. "Good job" would be more suitable for most contexts.
Unfortunately, "atta-baby" is not colloquially used at this point in time. However, maybe you can change that!
Take care.
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Hi! You wouldn’t say atta-baby, but you could definitely say atta-girl :)
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You would say Atta-girl :)
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