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high-five

[hahy-fahyv] / ˈhaɪˈfaɪv /




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He gives every player a high-five when getting off the ice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

One cut, he said, was caused when his attorney general Pam Bondi hit the back of his hand with her ring while giving him a high-five.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

"Will your virtual teacher be there to dance with you at prom, hug your mum during results day, or high-five you in the corridor because they know you won the match last night?" she says.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

They said they bought $120 VIP tickets, which included a meet and greet and table seats where Oliver got to high-five Kuma, Pearce’s dancing sidekick in a turquoise monkey suit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025

It was slow going, because everybody in the place wanted to high-five the living legend.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman




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