"attagirl" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈætəˌɡɜː(ɹ)l/ Audio: en-au-attagirl.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Variant pronunciation of "That's the girl!", a cry of encouragement, especially to children and pet dogs. Head templates: {{en-interj}} attagirl
  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) Used to show encouragement or approval to a girl, woman or female animal. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic Translations (Used to show encouragement or approval to a girl or a woman): zuch dziewczyna (Polish), молоде́ц (molodéc) [feminine, masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-attagirl-en-intj--snjVDI3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: attagal, atta girl

Noun

IPA: /ˈætəˌɡɜː(ɹ)l/ Audio: en-au-attagirl.ogg [Australia] Forms: attagirls [plural]
Etymology: Variant pronunciation of "That's the girl!", a cry of encouragement, especially to children and pet dogs. Head templates: {{en-noun}} attagirl (plural attagirls)
  1. A cry of "attagirl"; an accolade. Related terms: attaboy, you go, girl
    Sense id: en-attagirl-en-noun-V6ZrtRgH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: attagal, atta girl

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "zuch dziewczyna"
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      "word": "zuch dziewczyna"
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