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high-five
[ hahy-fahyv ]
noun
- a gesture of congratulation, solidarity, or greeting in which one person slaps the upraised palm of the hand against that of another.
verb (used with object)
- to congratulate, express solidarity with, or greet (a person) with a high-five:
I'm such a couch potato that I'd love to high-five the genius who invented remote controls.
verb (used without object)
- to exchange high-fives:
After pulling out a win, the players noisily high-fived before leaving the court.
high-five
noun
- a gesture of greeting or congratulation in which two people slap raised right palms together
verb
- to greet or congratulate (a person) in this way
Word History and Origins
Origin of high-five1
Example Sentences
When we nodded, she broke into a wide grin, gestured with two thumbs up, and finished off with a high-five.
It was no fun at all paying high five-figure debt on a low five-figure salary.
I speak from experience: I graduated from Chicago with (very) high five-figure debt.
Five dollars gets you a “genuine, limited edition high-five from both Tom and Gary.”
A guy in a classic Chevy Impala stops to high-five people passing him.
Games of solo, high-five, and piute went on without him and in heated arguments no one any longer asked his views.
“Neat trick,” Kurt said, and they had a little partner-to-partner high-five.
Just before him stood, by a high five-barred gate, a pensive gray cob attached to a neat-looking gig.
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