English Reference
Idiom idiom

gimme a five

Meaning

A request to receive a high five.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples
SIMPLE

“Great job on that goal, gimme a five!”

CONTEXTUAL

“After the team won the final match, the coach shouted, "Gimme a five!" to every player.”

COMPLEX

“Following the successful completion of the difficult project, the manager smiled and offered a friendly "gimme a five" to her exhausted team.”

Anchors to
Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    bat five hundred

    To be successful half of the time; to have a success rate of 50%.

  2. 02

    count to five

    Synonym of count to ten.

  3. 03

    five will get you ten

    I strongly believe.

  4. 04

    it's five o'clock somewhere

    Used as an excuse for drinking alcoholic beverages outside of customary hours.

Last updated August 10, 2026