high-five
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2.0
- noun
- /haɪ faɪv/
- Informal
:
choque de manos
- And with his hand extended, a kid high-fives it.
- give high-fives
- exchange high-fives
- get a high-five
OK, but America did invent high fives.
- OK, but America did invent high fives.
Examples
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After scoring the winning goal, the players celebrated with high-fives all around.
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Value enough to give them a high-five for a job well done.
Blog text (28) -
I want you to give each other a little high five, can we?
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When it came to payment, she could only promise beer, high-fives, and good times.
Blog text (13) -
There were hugs, high fives, and talk of how much we missed growing up together.
Blog text (32) -
As we passed by him to go to the waiting room, he winked and gave her a high-five.
Academic text (2009) -
Julian gave me a high-five, and I smiled.
Fiction book (1993) -
Give me a high-five.
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Benjy leaps from the den carpet and high-fives me.
Fiction book (2002) -
Thrilled beyond words, they whoop with glee, slapping high-fives as the car streaks past.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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1.0
A short greeting where two people hold and shake hands
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2.7
A hand gesture that shows approval by raising the thumb
How Celebratory
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
High-five comes from two simple ideas: high means 'raised up' and five means the 'five' fingers that meet when two people slap hands. It began in sports as a quick way to celebrate, so a high-five now means a short, friendly slap to say 'well done'.