hang five

verb

To perform a longboard move where the surfer goes to the front of the board and rides from there, one foot on the nose and the five toes of that foot extended out over the front of the nose, the other foot placed further back.

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Meanings

verbhang five (third-person singular simple present hangs five, present participle hanging five, simple past and past participle hung five)

present singular third person hangs five · participle present hanging five · participle past hung five · past hung five

  1. hobbiesTo perform a longboard move where the surfer goes to the front of the board and rides from there, one foot on the nose and the five toes of that foot extended out over the front of the nose, the other foot placed further back.

    They always like to do one better than `the yanks' as they call us. So if you go out and hang five, they'll go out and hang ten.

    1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer
nounhang five (plural hang fives)

plural hang fives

  1. hobbiesThis type of longboard move.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hang five,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hang%20five.

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