five-by-five
[ fahyv-bahy-fahyv ]
adjectiveSlang: Facetious.
short and fat.
Origin of five-by-five
1First recorded in 1925–30
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How to use five-by-five in a sentence
He walked over to the nearby table and opened a box some twelve inches long and five-by-five inches in cross section.
Anything You Can Do | Gordon Randall GarrettHe walked over to the nearby table and opened a box some twelve inches long and five-by-five inches in cross-section.
Anything You Can Do ... | Gordon Randall Garrett
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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