give somebody 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.
ˌgive somebody ˈfive
(informal) hit the inside of somebody’s hand with the inside of your hand as a greeting or to celebrate a victory: Give me five!See also: five, give, somebody
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- give me five!
- give me/gimme (a) five
- give someone five
- slap (one) five
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- five will get you ten
- hang five
- Slip me five!
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