high-five
or high five
a gesture of congratulation, solidarity, or greeting in which one person slaps the upraised palm of the hand against that of another.
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.
to exchange high-fives: After pulling out a win, the players noisily high-fived before leaving the court.
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How to use high-five in a sentence
When we nodded, she broke into a wide grin, gestured with two thumbs up, and finished off with a high-five.
Going Back to Vietnam Is Sometimes Amusing, Often Fraught, and Always Surreal | Jeff Greenfield | March 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt 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.
More on Whether We're Paying too Much for College | Megan McArdle | September 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTFive 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.
The Man from the Bitter Roots | Caroline Lockhart“Neat trick,” Kurt said, and they had a little partner-to-partner high-five.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town | Cory DoctorowJust before him stood, by a high five-barred gate, a pensive gray cob attached to a neat-looking gig.
Kenelm Chillingly, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lytton
British Dictionary definitions for high-five
/ slang /
a gesture of greeting or congratulation in which two people slap raised right palms together
to greet or congratulate (a person) in this way
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