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five-by-five
[ fahyv-bahy-fahyv ]
/ ˈfaɪv baɪˈfaɪv /
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adjective Slang: Facetious.
short and fat.
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Origin of five-by-five
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby five-by-five
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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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