/ ˈætəgɜːl; NAmE -gɜːrl/ exclamation
( informal , especially NAmE ) used when you want to encourage a girl or woman, or show your admiration of them
—see also attaboy
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: on the pattern of attaboy .
/ ˈætəgɜːl; NAmE -gɜːrl/ exclamation
( informal , especially NAmE ) used when you want to encourage a girl or woman, or show your admiration of them
—see also attaboy
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: on the pattern of attaboy .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005