low five

low five

1. noun An expression of greeting, support, or congratulation by slapping another person's hand with one's own at or around waist level. I gave him a subtle low five for making such a witty joke at the teacher's expense. I went to give her a low five, but she pulled her hand away at the last second.
2. noun To slap another person's hand with one's own at or around waist level as an expression of greeting, support, or congratulation. The player ran along the ranks of her teammates as she entered the field, low-fiving each of them as she went.
See also: five, low
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

low five

n. the slapping of hands at waist level as a greeting. (Compare this with high five.) The two eight-year-olds tried to give each other a low five, but they both hurt their hands.
See also: five, low
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • shake (one's) hand
  • shake hands
  • shake hands (with one)
  • skin
  • skin me
  • skinhead
  • skins
  • high five
  • high, wide, and handsome
  • high
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Apart from branding it "fake news" propagated by left-aligned media, they were also quick to point out that the gesture from Melania was not in fact a slap but a "low five" on a great start to the second phase of their mission to unite the Muslim world.
He tried again for a low five but George still appeared unimpressed and even when the PM gave a final try for a traditional handshake, the future king still did not budge.
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the Furies high five and low five in huddled victory.