The high five is a celebratory hand gesture that can occur anywhere between head-level to waist-level, anything lower is a low-five. If a high-five were to fail then the person whose name comes first alphabetically wins the battle.
Jennifer: High Five!
Kenny: -fails at high five but blames Jennifer-
Jennifer: No, you lose because my name comes first.
Kenny: Oh. :(
high f.i.v.e. the five is a acronym for Friendly Interlimbal Veryhappy Expression. the word Five has absolutly nothing to due with the number of digits involved. how would amputees partake in this action. they cant. and thats discrimination.
"give me a high five" heath ledger said to johnny, a boy who lost 2 fingers in a farming accident. what a nice guy that heath is for not making fun, eh.