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five-by-fives

five-by-fives is the plural of five-by-five.

Meaning of five-by-five

Noun

five-by-five (plural five-by-fives)

  1. A 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. (figuratively, slang) Someone 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
    Synonyms:
    All are derogatory unless otherwise labeled, butterball, chod, chodder, chubbs, chubster, chunker, chunky monkey, elephant, fat

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Questions about five-by-fives

What is five-by-fives the plural of?
Five-by-fives is the plural of five-by-five.

Words near five-by-fives in the dictionary

  1. five-bar swordtail
  2. five-bar swordtails
  3. five-barred gate
  4. five-barred gates
  5. five-by-five
  6. five-by-fives
  7. five-card stud
  8. five-day fever
  9. five-day week
  10. five-day weeks
  11. five-dimensional

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