adj
Meaning 1
Of the best quality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable
Examples
- When we arrived, they gave us a five-star welcome.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: one-star
Standard Lemma guide
five-star
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noun
Meaning 2
A hard slap on bare skin with a hand that leaves a red, fully hand-shaped mark.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He still owes me a five-star so I try not to let him catch me with my shirt off.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A mark from such a slap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Look at that five-star on my back! That bastard who gave it to me really has it coming.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To slap someone hard with the hand on bare skin, leaving a red, fully hand-shaped mark.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, transitive
Examples
- My friend five-starred me after we got out of the pool. Do you have a shirt I can wear to cover it?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From the hotel quality rating system used in many countries, using from one to five stars.
From the five-pointed star of the red, hand-shaped mark from a slap on bare skin.
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