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high-five

  [hahy-fahyv]
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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   (hī'fīv')
n.   Slang
A gesture of greeting, elation, or victory in which one person slaps an upraised palm against that of another person.
high'-five' v.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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