five-by-five

[fahyv-bahy-fahyv]

adjective Slang: Facetious.

short and fat.

Origin of five-by-five

First recorded in 1925–30

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British Dictionary definitions for five by five

five by five

interjection

an expression used in telecommunications to state that a signal is being received clearly

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