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单词 low-five
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low-fiven.

Brit. /ləʊˈfʌɪv/, U.S. /ˌloʊˈfaɪv/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: low adj., five n.
Etymology: < low adj. + five n. (compare sense 3b at that entry), after high five n.
Originally and chiefly U.S. Sport.
A gesture of celebration or greeting in which two people slap each other's hands with arms extended at or below waist level. Cf. high five n.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > greeting or salutation > gesture > slapping hands
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1980 Washington Post 15 Sept. d3/6 The Montrealers exchanged ‘high fives’, ‘low fives’ and ‘sidearm fives’. They didn't want to leave the field as the waves of cheers washed over them.
1982 Time 3 May 80 Dodger Leftfielder Dusty Baker thought the San Diego hand-slapping (high fives, low fives) a little elaborate for April.
1988 First Base Autumn 45/1 The Mets have lowered their hand-shake about five feet, making a High Five a Low Five.
2000 D. Conley Honky iv. 45 He gave a low five to the boy seated in front of him, checking first to see that the teacher was still turned toward the blackboard.
2010 T. Barber & R. Barber Red Zone vii. 68 He and Tiki exchanged the team handshake, which consisted of a high five, a low five, and a hip-wagging wiggle, all topped off by a ferocious double high five.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

low-fivev.

Brit. /ləʊˈfʌɪv/, U.S. /ˌloʊˈfaɪv/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: low-five n.
Etymology: < low-five n. Compare earlier high-five v.
Chiefly U.S. (originally Sport).
1. intransitive. To exchange low-fives.
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1982 Los Angeles Times 19 Apr. iii. 7 They were high-fiving, low-fiving. I saw Tommy Lasorda hugging Fernando Valenzuela.
1992 D. Strawberry & A. Rust Darryl 213 Backslapping, high-fiving, low-fiving, giddy from the release of tension.
1994 Rolling Stone 30 June 22/3 In between takes the women exchange sly jokes... She and her band-mates low-five, crackling.
2009 M. Northrop Gentlemen 110 Everyone in the office was looking at us, so we just low-fived as we passed.
2. transitive. To congratulate or greet (a person) with a low-five.
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1983 United Press Internat. (Nexis) 28 Aug. Lemon was mobbed by a line of teammates that reached half way up the third base line from home plate and he was high-fiving and low-fiving everybody in sight.
1985 Boston Globe 12 Sept. 29 First base coach..Tommy Helms low-fived him, Steve Garvey..shook his hand.
2004 New Yorker 10 May 90/3 He stood in place, and low-fived each one of them.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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