Anyone know what "take a couple of attaboys from petty cash" means, or where it comes from?
From the context it seems to be similar to "pat yourself on the back"
I googled it and found examples of it, but no real explanation of what it means.
Attaboys from petty cash
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take a couple of attaboys from petty cash
As far as I can determine, this is still a very recent coining of a phrase. The earliest example dates to 2003, and the phrase is mostly found on discussion forums, primarily gaming.
It does not appear on ngrams viewer, and is seen on only a few google books searches.
It basically is a form of congratulating someone for an accomplishment, but does not necessarily mean to take money from petty cash: it simply is a suggestion that the person should reward themselves in some way for a good job well done.