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Give me five
Meaning
- A gesture of camaraderie or celebration where two people slap each other's raised palms. It is used to express excitement, agreement, or a job well done.
Celebratory, energetic
Used in a sentence
- We finished the project early, give me five!
- She gave her dad five after he finally taught her how to catch a baseball.
- Give me five, that was a great joke!
The backstory
Refers to the five fingers on a human hand. The 'high five' became a massive cultural phenomenon in the late 70s and 80s, primarily in sports.
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