Meanings
nounslap of five (plural slaps of five)
plural slaps of five
- uncommonA high five.
Silence is what I hear after the handshake and the slap of five; after the salutations: what's happenin'/what's up/how you feel
1986, Joseph Beam, “Brother to Brother: Words from the Heart”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 234
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