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noun
a gesture of greeting, good-fellowship, or triumph in which one person slaps the upraised palm of the hand against that of another.
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| high-five | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a gesture of greeting or congratulation in which two people slap raised right palms together |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to greet or congratulate (a person) in this way |
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high-five
originally U.S. basketball slang, 1980 as a noun, 1981 as a verb, though the greeting itself seems to be older (e.g. Dick Shawn in "The Producers," 1968).
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