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
Hr&Oelig;Rekr-Ancient Scandinavian
SydneySID-neeEnglish
SolÈNeso-LENFrench
Columbus[kə'lʌmbəəs]
Mysie-Scottish
Colenekah-LEENEnglish (Rare)