Dictionary

high five en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /haɪ faɪv/ (US)
• /haɪ faɪv/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From high + five. The five refers to the five fingers of each hand.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A gesture of celebration or victory in which two people slap the palms of their hands together at shoulder height or higher.
   • Through the window I could see Nikki and Kim doing high fives in the car. 1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 144:
2. (countable, uncountable) A game which uses a technique providing a user with an emotional reward after they complete a minor task or achievement.
3. (uncountable) The game of cinch.

Forms

Coordinates

high ten · fist bump · low five

Relateds

slap someone five · low five · gimme a five

Translations (29)

pt toca aqui (gesture) · fi yläviitonen (gesture) · id tos (gesture) · cy pawen lawen (gesture) · eo alt-kvino (gesture) · eo alt-frapo (gesture) · he כִּיף (gesture) · sv high five (gesture) · hu pacsi (gesture) · cmn 举手击掌 (gesture) · tl apir (gesture) · pl piątka (gesture) · hu ötös (gesture) · ja ハイタッチ (gesture) · ur دے تالی (gesture) · fi yläfemma (gesture) · ar كَفَّك (gesture) · pam apir (gesture) · it batti cinque (gesture) · mk да пукне (gesture) · pam apir-apir (gesture) · ms sep (gesture) · es choque de los cinco / de palmas / de manos (gesture) · gl choca as cinco (gesture) · is gef mér fimm (gesture) · fi ylävitonen (gesture) · ar تَخْمِيسَة (gesture) · tr beşlik (gesture) · ko 하이파이브 (gesture)

high five en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /haɪ faɪv/ (US)
• /haɪ faɪv/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From high + five. The five refers to the five fingers of each hand.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To slap high fives.
   • Like a lot of my fellow passengers — indie-rock fans who had signed up for a three-day voyage full of bands and beverages — I’d never been on a cruise before. So I don’t know whether most of them begin with a staff member high-fiving each and every person who comes off the gangway. 2012 March 30, Joe Levy, “Rockers at Sea”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Translations (25)

fr en taper cinq (to slap high five) · sv highfivea (to slap high five) · es chocar las palmas / las manos (to slap high five) · ms sep (to slap high five) · es chocar los cinco (to slap high five) · es chocarlas (to slap high five) · hu pacsizik (to slap high five) · so ku dhac (to slap high five) · ur دے تالی (to slap high five) · it dare il cinque (to slap high five) · pl przybijać piątkę (to slap high five) · so ku dac (to slap high five) · tl apir (to slap high five) · fr toper (to slap high five) · mk да пу́кне (to slap high five) · pam apir-apir (to slap high five) · pl przybić piątkę (to slap high five) · it battere il cinque (to slap high five) · es chocársela (to slap high five) · pam apir (to slap high five) · eo doni alt-kvino (to slap high five) · eo doni alt-frapo (to slap high five) · tr beşlik çakmak (to slap high five) · fi tehdä yläviitonen (to slap high five) · ru дать пять (to slap high five)