hang five

hang five

slang To stand on a surfboard and have the five toes of one foot extend over the tip of the board. I'm not ready to hang five yet—I can barely stay upright as it is!
See also: five, hang
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hang five

 and hang ten
Sl. to stand toward the front of a surfboard or diving board and hang the toes of one or both feet over the edge. (Surfing.) The coach told her to hang ten and not to look down. Get out there and hang five. You can swim. Nothing can go wrong.
See also: five, hang
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

hang five

and hang ten
tv. to stand toward the front of a surfboard or diving board and hang the toes of one or both feet over the edge. (Teens and collegiate.) Get out there and hang five. You can swim. Nothing can go wrong.
See also: five, hang
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • take five
  • give me five!
  • give me/gimme (a) five
  • give somebody five
  • give someone five
  • go nap
  • five will get you ten
  • slap (one) five
  • Slip me five!
  • five-oh
References in periodicals archive
| PARIS, Feb 4 (KUNA) -- The French government on Monday condemned Iran's decision to hang five people convicted of various crimes, which set a strong trend for executions in that country at the start of 2013.
to hang five feet off the ground, so that was a challenge (and) we pulled it off," Oakleaf said.
It comes in and comes out, yes, but is more often than not accessorised by annoyingly fit and happy humans, having way too good a time of it, wearing wetsuits, going 'hang five!', and really getting on your nerves.
At pounds 20 a tub, it's enough to hang five rolls of paper which should cover that feature wall.
You know, the one with the almost-believable "hang five" front-side grind?
If surfers cannot hang five and control their tempers out on the waves then the police may have to join them out there.