Phrase guide

high five

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /haɪ faɪv/
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  • US: /haɪ faɪv/

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A game which uses a technique providing a user with an emotional reward after they complete a minor task or achievement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The game of cinch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: card-games, games

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To slap high fives.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From high + five. The five refers to the five fingers of each hand.

Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَخْمِيسَة (taḵmīsa) — gesture
  • Arabic: كَفَّك (kaffak) — gesture
  • Chinese Mandarin: 举手击掌 — gesture
  • Esperanto: alt-frapo — gesture
  • Esperanto: alt-kvino — gesture
  • Finnish: yläviitonen — gesture
  • Finnish: yläfemma — gesture
  • Finnish: ylävitonen — gesture
  • Galician: choca as cinco — gesture
  • Hebrew: כִּיף (kif) — gesture
  • Hungarian: pacsi — gesture
  • Hungarian: ötös — gesture
  • Icelandic: gef mér fimm — gesture
  • Indonesian: tos — gesture
  • Italian: batti cinque — gesture
  • Japanese: ハイタッチ (hai tatchi) — gesture
  • Kapampangan: apir — gesture
  • Kapampangan: apir-apir — gesture
  • Korean: 하이파이브 (haipaibeu) — gesture
  • Macedonian: да пукне (da pukne) — gesture
  • Malay: sep — gesture
  • Polish: piątka — gesture
  • Portuguese: toca aqui — gesture
  • Spanish: choque de los cinco / de palmas / de manos — gesture
  • Swedish: high five — gesture
  • Tagalog: apir — gesture
  • Turkish: beşlik — gesture
  • Urdu: دے تالی (de tālī) — gesture
  • Welsh: pawen lawen — gesture
  • Esperanto: doni alt-frapo — to slap high five
  • Esperanto: doni alt-kvino — to slap high five
  • Finnish: tehdä yläviitonen — to slap high five
  • French: en taper cinq — to slap high five
  • French: toper — to slap high five
  • Hungarian: pacsizik — to slap high five
  • Italian: dare il cinque — to slap high five
  • Italian: battere il cinque — to slap high five
  • Kapampangan: apir — to slap high five
  • Kapampangan: apir-apir — to slap high five
  • Macedonian: да пу́кне (da púkne) — to slap high five
  • Malay: sep — to slap high five
  • Polish: przybijać piątkę — to slap high five
  • Polish: przybić piątkę — to slap high five
  • Russian: дать пять (datʹ pjatʹ) — to slap high five
  • Somali: ku dhac — to slap high five
  • Somali: ku dac — to slap high five
  • Spanish: chocar los cinco — to slap high five
  • Spanish: chocar las palmas / las manos — to slap high five
  • Spanish: chocarlas — to slap high five
  • Spanish: chocársela — to slap high five
  • Swedish: highfivea — to slap high five
  • Tagalog: apir — to slap high five
  • Turkish: beşlik çakmak — to slap high five
  • Urdu: دے تالی (de tālī) — to slap high five