five-by-five

alternative five by five

1. idiomaticinformalnot comparableLoud and clear.

   "Hon, are you getting good data from us?" "Five-by-five." "Any sign of hostiles?" "Nope." "Can I get a few more syllables from you?"

   2019 December 13, Howard Tayler, Schlock Mercenary, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2025

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   McInnis nodded, and Carter keyed the mic. "CAONCI-Site-43 calling Overwatch Command," he intoned in his best radio voice. Veiksaar smirked. "CAONCI-Site-43, Overwatch Command. Do you read?" The response came immediately, to the visible relief of all nine of them. Even Wettle. "Five by five, CAONCI-Site-43. Five by five."

   2024 September 28, Harry Blank, “Not Ready for Prime Time”, in Deadlined, →ISBN, page 602

2. idiomaticinformalnot comparableFine; OK.

plural five-by-fives · alternative five by five

1. ball gamesA performance in which a player accumulates five points in each of five statistical categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks) in a single game.
2. figurativelyslangSomeone whose body is roughly shaped like a square; a short and fat person.

   "Yeah? No stuff? You, a date? Wad yuh know. What is she, a five-by-five?"

   1953, Warren Eyster, Ear From the Customary Skies, New York, N.Y.: Random House, page 335

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   "The muscle was Oscar Huong, a real Mr. five-by-five. Father supposedly a black Marine boxing champion. The brains was Nguyen Trinh—or 'Nugey,' for short. He had no idea who his daddy was."

   1998, Jeremiah Healy, The Only Good Lawyer: A John Francis Cuddy Mystery, New York, N.Y. […]: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 71

   Synonyms: All are derogatory unless otherwise labeled, butterball, chod, chodder, chubbs, chubster, chunker, chunky monkey