high-five

A form of high five — A gesture of celebration or victory in which two people slap the palms of their hands together at shoulder height or higher.

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Meanings

nounhigh-five (plural high-fives)

plural high-fives

  1. alternativeAlternative form of high five.
verbhigh-five (third-person singular simple present high-fives, present participle high-fiving, simple past and past participle high-fived)

present singular third person high-fives · participle present high-fiving · participle past high-fived · past high-fived

  1. alternativeAlternative form of high five.
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APA

high-five. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-five

MLA

“high-five.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-five. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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

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