亚洲网紅露点

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high-five

or high five

[ hahy-fahyv ]

noun

  1. a gesture of congratulation, solidarity, or greeting in which one person slaps the upraised palm of the hand against that of another.


verb (used with object)

  1. to congratulate, express solidarity with, or greet (a person) with a high-five:

    I'm such a couch potato that I'd love to high-five the genius who invented remote controls.

verb (used without object)

  1. to exchange high-fives:

    After pulling out a win, the players noisily high-fived before leaving the court.

high-five

noun

  1. a gesture of greeting or congratulation in which two people slap raised right palms together
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to greet or congratulate (a person) in this way
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of high-five1

First recorded in 1975鈥80 ( five in reference to the five fingers of the hand)
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After rounding the bases following his ninth blast of the season, Ohtani returned to the dugout and was greeted by a line of high-fives from teammates.

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Showman Usyk high-fived his team, bowed to around 50 or so members of the media and sang along to a Ukrainian song.

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The Last of Us actor Bella Ramsey has urged visitors to "high-five" their Madame Tussauds London wax figure when it makes its debut later this year.

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How to describe the feeling when my 7-year-old grandson lashes one up the middle and legs it into a triple, and me getting high-fives from the other granddads?

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Rose looked totally relaxed as he headed off the course, smiling broadly as he slapped high-fives with the patrons congratulating him on a fantastic day's work.

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