hi five
hi five is the alternative form of high five.
Meaning of high five
Noun
high five (countable and uncountable, plural high fives)
- A gesture of celebration or victory in which two people slap the palms of their hands together at shoulder height or higher.
- Through the window I could see Nikki and Kim doing high fives in the car.1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 144
- A game which uses a technique providing a user with an emotional reward after they complete a minor task or achievement.
- The game of cinch.
Forms of hi five
| plural | hi fives |
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Questions about hi five
- What is hi five the alternative form of?
- Hi five is the alternative form of high five.
Words near hi five in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hi five (page history and authors); high five (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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