high-fivingn.

Brit.

/ˌhʌɪˈfʌɪvɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌhaɪˈfaɪvɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: high five n., high-five v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < high five n. or high-five v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare high-fiving adj.

Originally U.S. Sport.

The action of exchanging high fives. Cf. high five n. 2.

ΚΠ

1980 Los Angeles Times 8 June iii. 6/2 Every baseball fan should know..the derivation and social implications of ‘high-fiving’.

1988 R. Angell Season Ticket (1989) xiii. 343 I do remember the growing delirium,..and then, at the very end, all the whooping and hollering and inaccurate high-fiving, and some wild hugging.

1991 J. Batten Blood Count xxii. 172 A dozen short, swarthy guys stood at the bar watching a television set and doing a lot of cheering and high fiving.

1999 Y. M. Murray What it takes to get to Vegas xi. 177 There was all kinds of racket—high-fiving and war-whooping and fists pounding on the heavybags.

2011 Time Out N.Y. 21 Apr. 56/4 The whys are overwhelmed by the hows and celebratory high-fiving.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

high-fivingadj.

Brit.

/ˌhʌɪˈfʌɪvɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌhaɪˈfaɪvɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: high five n., high-five v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < high five n. or high-five v. + -ing suffix². Compare high-fiving n.

Originally U.S. Sport.

That exchanges high fives, esp. habitually; exchanging high fives. Also: characterized by high-fiving. Cf. high five n. 2.

ΚΠ

1984 Commonwealth: Mag. Virginia Business Aug. 45/2 Walker, creator of the Redskins' high-fiving Fun Bunch.

1997 Financial Post (Canada) (Nexis) 14 Mar. (Sports section) 43 His team won, and when they did, the coach went into an orgy of arm-pumping, high-fiving ecstasy.

2005 New Scientist 10 Sept. 32/1 On 4 July, the world's TV screens were filled with high-fiving NASA astronomers celebrating the Deep Impact mission's direct hit on comet Tempel 1.

2011 J. Weiner Then came You 113 Kimmie had started dating one of Dan's friends, a high-fiving, barrel-chested lacrosse player named Chet.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	high-fiving
释义	high-fivingn. Brit. /ˌhʌɪˈfʌɪvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌhaɪˈfaɪvɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: high five n., high-five v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < high five n. or high-five v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare high-fiving adj. Originally U.S. Sport. The action of exchanging high fives. Cf. high five n. 2. ΚΠ 1980 Los Angeles Times 8 June iii. 6/2 Every baseball fan should know..the derivation and social implications of ‘high-fiving’. 1988 R. Angell Season Ticket (1989) xiii. 343 I do remember the growing delirium,..and then, at the very end, all the whooping and hollering and inaccurate high-fiving, and some wild hugging. 1991 J. Batten Blood Count xxii. 172 A dozen short, swarthy guys stood at the bar watching a television set and doing a lot of cheering and high fiving. 1999 Y. M. Murray What it takes to get to Vegas xi. 177 There was all kinds of racket—high-fiving and war-whooping and fists pounding on the heavybags. 2011 Time Out N.Y. 21 Apr. 56/4 The whys are overwhelmed by the hows and celebratory high-fiving. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). high-fivingadj. Brit. /ˌhʌɪˈfʌɪvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌhaɪˈfaɪvɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: high five n., high-five v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < high five n. or high-five v. + -ing suffix². Compare high-fiving n. Originally U.S. Sport. That exchanges high fives, esp. habitually; exchanging high fives. Also: characterized by high-fiving. Cf. high five n. 2. ΚΠ 1984 Commonwealth: Mag. Virginia Business Aug. 45/2 Walker, creator of the Redskins' high-fiving Fun Bunch. 1997 Financial Post (Canada) (Nexis) 14 Mar. (Sports section) 43 His team won, and when they did, the coach went into an orgy of arm-pumping, high-fiving ecstasy. 2005 New Scientist 10 Sept. 32/1 On 4 July, the world's TV screens were filled with high-fiving NASA astronomers celebrating the Deep Impact mission's direct hit on comet Tempel 1. 2011 J. Weiner Then came You 113 Kimmie had started dating one of Dan's friends, a high-fiving, barrel-chested lacrosse player named Chet. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1980adj.1984
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