What’s the meaning of “ad’ a boy, shooter”? “” When will the game launch?
What is the american slang for ‘Ad’ a boy, shooter”? How do you mean? In high school I had an American teacher who would always say this, Can’t remember which state he was from, I think it’s an abbreviation of what a boy, shooter! Unleash your hard work.
He would say this whenever someone would give the right answer or good reasoning to a problem or question he would have pointed out.
What does the video shooter part of the shooter mean? Does it imply something sexual such as ejaculation from the penis? Does it imply ejaculation of words from the mouth? How is the body feeling to stop the words from entering the mouth when we use it? In other words, you’re spitting it out.
What it is like to read someone who has simply described this expression on his/her computer as having a fun
time (which was never used)?
Attaboy or thattaboy or that a boy is an informal expression of praise, approval, or encouragement of American origin first attested 1855. As AHD has it:
Interj. Informal Used to show the strength to a boy. -attaboy!
How do I hit a home run?
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OED gives that origin, which seems plausible, though that’s my boy as an exclamation is easier to find and remains in popular usage.”
‘boy’ is used in an affectionate or playful sense and does not necessarily refer to a youth, or even necessarily a male. I’m a atta girl, why is it a natural alternative for females?
If you are a children’s/pet lover/parent, who have children, or other somewhat informal settings, I rarely hear it. As a noun referring to a short statement of approbation, it is unexceptional. In my idiolect it’s like “kudos” or “cheers” on c’mon!
As to Shooter, given your teacher’s readiness to use familiar language with students, I would say it is simply a familiarizing nickname intended to show affection or informality. Is it an obscure reference at random?
All manner of words are used in this way by all kinds of people. If you’re a TV personality, who says AJS, Athlete: champ, tiger, kiddo, chief, sport, sailor, ace, amigo or cowboy? Anyway, in real life I also know people who address everyone as senator or gunner or homes or bad boy. I also don’t have any politicians. But they all meet all the above when I talk to their senate democrats or their local governor or their congressman or department chair, and then have to wait until the next year to face the next president.
No rules are dictated by a language, only social convention. What are their experiences about being interpreted as big fella or papa bear, cupcake or dreamboat may be not very pleasant except among a very close friend or superiority. How can there be misunderstanding or insult in a Quora question?
