high five



high five

1. n. a greeting where the palm of the hand is raised and slapped against another person’s palm similarly raised. (Compare this with low five.) They exchanged a high five and went on with the show.
2. tv. & in. to greet someone as described in sense 1 They high fived and went off together.
See also: five, high

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Panteleimon-Late Greek
Mads-Danish
Libena-Czech
DeirdreDEER-drə (English), DEER-dree (English), DER-dre (Irish)English, Irish, Irish Mythology
MelvilleMEL-vilEnglish
Shprintzel-Yiddish