Skip to main content

Five By 

Share definition Flag
Similar in method to a Drive By. A person in a car or similar vehicle, while driving past a pedestrian, reaches out the window and gestures for a High Five.
The Five By is completed if the other individual outstretches their hand to meet with the driver's.
This act can be made more impressive by Five Bying a row of pedestrians, two vehicles participating in the Five By with one another, or alternatively the driver and passenger(s) in the same vehicle all Five Bying simultaneously.
As the latter is significantly more difficult, bonus points should be awarded upon successful completion.
I just Five By'd this chick on my way here. I think I shattered some bones in my wrist but it was so worth it.
Five By by Sh!fT March 21, 2011
Five By mug front
Get the Five By mug.
See more merch

Five-By

Share definition Flag
When two people are approaching one another at an undefined rate, high five one another without stopping forward movement, and then continue to walk in opposite directions. A portmanteau of drive by and high five.
Yeah, I just gave Becky a five-by in the hall. It was awesome... High Five!
Five-By by Danz Ferdinand August 14, 2007

five by five 

Share definition Flag
Five by five is a radio communications expression that means 'loud and clear'. One of the fives represents the S units of reception strength. The other five is a rating of the signal clarity. Five by five is a good, clear signal. The radio use of this expression goes back to the 1950s: "'All right, testing, one-two-three-four. . .' 'Five by five, Mr. Holloran!'" (Hunter, Blackboard Jungle, 1954).

The more metaphorical meaning, popularized by Faith Lehane from the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, wasn't recorded until the 1980s.

The use of the word is primarily used in the military, or when discussing something similar.
"'I hope everything's all right.'
'Yeah, everything is five by five'"
five by five by 5by5 July 15, 2005

five by five 

Share definition Flag
Loud and clear. From military erminology. Old radios had two readings. Loudness and clarity rated from 0-5. Thus five by five means literally loud and clear.
How's my signal?

Five by five.
five by five by huddaddy September 10, 2003

five by five 

Share definition Flag
Term meaning everything is OK.

The term comes from old radio slang. When communicating over radio, the operator would report the strength and clarity of the signal on a scale of 1 to 5 each. Therefore, if a radio operator described the signal as "five by five" it meant it was both loud and clear.
I don't use the phrase "five by five" because they use it on Buffy.
five by five by SpeedoMask August 11, 2003

five by five 

Share definition Flag
A term used by Faith on Buffy, to discribe a situation as ok.
five by five by jayde September 15, 2004

Five By Five 

Share definition Flag
Means " Things are OK"
"Five by five" was used in the film "Aliens" by the pilot during the dropship descent to LV-426 to denote that they were on course
Five By Five by tonyhippy December 29, 2011
More from Urban Dictionary

Pink Cloud

Share definition Flag
12 step recovery jargon referring to someone new who talks about how great life is, now that they're sober. Usually meaning that the person is out of touch with reality.
The new guy seems pretty happy for a dude who has no job, no money and no family. He must be on a pink cloud.
Pink Cloud by toniwithaneye November 24, 2006
Word of the Day on August 18, 2026

Dotard 

Share definition Flag
An aging individual who has long lost the ability to make rational sense.
That dotard is going to get us all blown up, if he doesn't calm down .
Dotard by anonymous September 22, 2017
Word of the Day on August 17, 2026

Chancla

Share definition Flag
The deadliest weapon known to a Latin kid; a flying slipper/ flip-flop.
My mom hit me with a chancla.
Chancla by TardisBae October 31, 2014
Word of the Day on August 16, 2026

Striver 

Share definition Flag
The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
Word of the Day on August 15, 2026

SkyPesos 

Share definition Flag
Delta SkyMiles, also known as SkyPesos, is the frequent flyer program of Delta Airlines. It has a very poor value and hard to use.
- I'm trying to book an award flight to Paris, but I only have 70,000 SkyPesos
- Just forget about it, you don't have enough SkyPesos to fly anywhere.
SkyPesos by 404_name_not_found December 6, 2018
Word of the Day on August 14, 2026

Quiche Peanemis

Share definition Flag
Quirky niche peak cinema analysis
It describes the analysis of a media piece which is quirky and niche, yet peak.
Give me the quiche peanemis on the movie I missed.
Quiche Peanemis by Mushroom2241 June 17, 2026
Word of the Day on August 13, 2026
Next