What is "high five"

Cinch \Cinch\, n. [Cf. cinch a girth, a tight grip, as v., to get a sure hold upon; perh. so named from the tactics used in the game; also cf. Sp. cinco five (the five spots of the color of the trump being important cards).] A variety of auction pitch in which a draw to improve the hand is added, and the five of trumps (called right pedro) and the five of the same color (called left pedro, and ranking between the five and the four of trumps) each count five on the score. Fifty-one points make a game. Called also double pedro and high five.

alt. 1 A gesture of celebration or victory in which two people slap their hands together at shoulder height or higher. 2 (cx card games English) The game of cinch. n. 1 A gesture of celebration or victory in which two people slap their hands together at shoulder height or higher. 2 (cx card games English) The game of cinch. vb. To slap high fives.

The high five is a hand gesture that occurs when two people simultaneously raise one hand each, about head-high, and push, slide, or slap the flat of their palm against the flat palm of the other person. The gesture is often preceded verbally by a phrase like "Give me five" or "High five." Its meaning varies with the context of use but can include as a greeting, congratulations, or celebration.

There are many origin stories of the high five, but the two most documented candidates are Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke of the Los Angeles Dodgers professional baseball team on October 2, 1977, and Wiley Brown and Derek Smith of the Louisville Cardinals men's college basketball team during the 1978–1979 season.

High Five is the fifth novel by Janet Evanovich featuring the bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. It was written in 1999.

High five is a gesture.

High five (and variants such as Hi5, Hi-5, and Hi-Five) may also refer to:

• High Five (Columbus), a business district in Columbus, Ohio
• High-Five Challenge, a high school quiz bowl competition in Oregon and Washington
• High Five Interchange, a Dallas freeway interchange
• High 5s Project, an international collaboration promoting patient safety activities
• hi5, a social networking website
• Highfive (company), an American video conferencing company
• High 5 Tickets to the Arts, New York non-profit for students
• HIV (slang reference)
• High Five cells, a strain of insect cells
• High Five (novel), a novel by Janet Evanovich

High Five is a collaborative effort to create a national identity for Columbus, Ohio by linking the five most distinct districts along of historic High Street. The High Five includes over 150 restaurants, 200 shops, 40 art galleries and 50 event venues, and extends north to Arcadia Street and south to Thurman Avenue.

is the second solo single of Japanese idol Yuma Nakayama. The single includes "High Five" as theme song for NTV's "Sukkiri!!" and coupling song "Ai made ga Knife" for FUJI TV's drama "Tengoku no Koi"'s ending theme song. Limited Edition B includes DVD from Nakayama Yuma's event for his first single Missing Piece in Osaka-ORIX theater.