five

bunch of fives

Sl. a punch from a closed fist. How would you like a bunch of fives right in the kisser? He ended up with a bunch of fives in the gut.

See also: bunch

five-finger discount

Sl. shoplifting. Sam used his five-finger discount to get the kind of ring Jane wanted. I got this necklace by five-finger discount.

Give me five! and Give me (some) skin!; Skin me!; Slip me five!; Slip me some skin!

Sl. Slap my hand! (As a greeting or to show joy, etc.) "Yo, Tom! Give me five!" shouted Henry, raising his hand. Bob: Hey, man! Skin me! Bill: How you doing, Bob?

See also: give

hang five and hang ten

Sl. to stand toward the front of a surfboard or diving board and hang the toes of one or both feet over the edge. (Surfing.) The coach told her to hang ten and not to look down. Get out there and hang five. You can swim. Nothing can go wrong.

See also: hang

He wears a ten-dollar hat on a five-cent head.

Rur. He is stupid but rich. He got the job because he's the boss's son, not because he's smart. He wears a ten-dollar hat on a five-cent head.

See also: hat, head, wear

nine-to-five job

a job with normal daytime hours. I wouldn't want a nine-to-five job. I like the freedom I have as my own boss. I used to work nights, but now I have a nine-to-five job.

See also: job

slip someone five

Sl. to shake someone's hand. Billy slipped me five, and we sat down to discuss old times. Come on, man, slip me five!

See also: slip

take five

Sl. to take a five-minute rest period; to take a short break. Okay, everybody. Take five! Hey, Bob. I'm tired. Can we take five?

See also: take

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Give me five!  (mainly American informal)

something that you say when you want someone to hit your open hand with theirs, in order to greet them or to show how pleased you are Hi there little buddy, give me five! (American informal)

See also: give

Take five!  (American informal)

something that you say in order to tell other people to take a short rest from work or exercise 'OK everybody, take five.'

See also: take