give me five!
give me/gimme (a) five
A request to give the speaker a "(high) five," that is, to slap their (usually) raised hand with one's own, as in a show of congratulation or celebration. "Five" refers to the hand's five fingers. "Gimme" is a colloquial form of "give me." I hear you aced your final exams! Give me five! Gimme give, kiddo!
See also: five, gimme, give
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Give me five!
and Give me (some) skin!; Skin me!; Slip me five!; Slip me some skin!Sl. Slap my hand! (As a greeting or to show joy, etc.) "Yo, Tom! Give me five!" shouted Henry, raising his hand. Bob: Hey, man! Skin me! Bill: How you doing, Bob?
See also: give
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
give me five!
mainly AMERICAN, INFORMALPeople say give me five! to show that they want you to hit your hand against their hand to show you are pleased about something. Hey, we won! Give me five!
See also: give
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
Give me five!
verbSee Give me some skin!
See also: give
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- give me/gimme (a) five
- give somebody five
- give someone five
- slap (one) five
- go nap
- take five
- five will get you ten
- hang five
- Slip me five!
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