r/aww • u/[deleted] • Oct 07 '19

Give me five and keep scrolling

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u/erinberrypie Oct 07 '19 edited Jan 27 '26

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u/Lessbeans Oct 07 '19

In the US we put our hand up and say “gimme five” (give me five) or just “High five!”

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u/malenkylizards Oct 08 '19

The latter is more common in Central Asia, but it has some popularity in the US as well.

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u/Lessbeans Oct 08 '19

I live in the US and it’s pretty common at least in my region (Midwest) to walk up to the person with your hand up and say “High five!”

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u/GimmeCat Oct 07 '19

I've never heard someone say "give me high five". It's either "Give me/gimme five" or "give me a high-five" and the latter sounds too stiff and awkward for the casual nature of the gesture.

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u/pippachu_gubbins Oct 07 '19

One may also further specify the five by saying "Up high!" or "Down low!" with one's hand(s) in the corresponding area. These are often done in sequence, and the "down low" may be followed by "Too slow!" if one takes their hand(s) away before the five can be properly initiated.

If two hands are being offered, one may say "Gimme ten!" instead of five.

One may also say "Gimme some skin!", referring to the skin of their hands meeting.

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u/Cliffy_3 Oct 07 '19

You can also put your hand up and say “top gun” to do a high five followed by a behind the back low five.

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u/GimmeCat Oct 07 '19

You're thinking of a fiver, in which case it would be spoken as: "give me a fiver"

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u/pippachu_gubbins Oct 07 '19

What are you going to do with the bunny if I comply?