The exact transition from a low five to a high is unknown, though many theories exist about its inception. The "high five" originated from the " low five", which has been a part of African-American culture since the 1920s. The phrase is related to the slang "give me five" which is a request for some form of handshake – variations include "slap me five", "slip me five", "give me (some) skin" – with "five" referring to the number of fingers on a hand. The use of the phrase as a noun has been part of the Oxford English Dictionary since 1980 and as a verb since 1981. Photo of Drew Storen (right) and Wilson Ramos of the Washington Nationals in 2011. Origin The gesture might have originated in American professional sports. There are many origin stories of the high five, but the two most documented candidates are Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke of the Los Angeles Dodgers professional baseball team on October 2, 1977, and Wiley Brown and Derek Smith of the Louisville Cardinals men's college basketball team during the 1978–1979 season. The gesture is often preceded verbally by a phrase like "Give me five", "High five", "Up top", or "Slap hands." Its meaning varies with the context of use but can include as a greeting, congratulations, or celebration. The high five is a hand gesture that occurs when two people simultaneously raise one hand each, about head-high, and push, slide, or slap the flat of their palm against the flat palm of the other person. Variations seen include: the two-handed high-five the top-shake swagger the high-five gauntlet the air-five the high-five left hanging. Navy Sailors NASA's Curiosity-rover team celebrate with high fives after the landing on Mars, August 2012. For other uses, see High five (disambiguation) and Give me five (disambiguation).
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