"who's a good boy" meaning in English

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Interjection

Forms: who's a good boy ! [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-interj|head=who's a good boy!}} who's a good boy!
  1. A conventional phrase used to praise an obedient male dog or other male domesticated animal. Categories (topical): English rhetorical questions Related terms: good boy, who's a good girl, who's a pretty boy
    Sense id: en-who's_a_good_boy-en-intj-FWTjMu4r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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