WiFive or Wi-Five or WiFi’ve is a Virtual/Contactless ‘Hi-Five’ i.e. where
two or more
people that wish to ‘Hi-Five’ their group are not close enough to make physical contact with their raised
hand. Instead the initiator of the Wi-Five
will raise and hold one
hand (in the same manner as a normal Hi-Five), make eye contact with their intended group and while going through the motion of a regular Hi-Five, i.e. slapping the air in the direction of the other participant/s, simultaneously call out “Wi-Five” to the group collectively or individually.
The receiver/s of the Wi-Five would then reply “Wi-Five” in the same way, both physically with raised
hand, eye contact, air slapping
hand motion and verbally, (often matching the tone and energy of the “Wi-Five” received) back to the initiator and often, though optional, this is repeated to others within the group.
The WiFive is
perfect in large rooms but can be extended greatly with the limitation really being that of being able to see and or hear the intended participants. The WiFive has
seen a recent increase in popularity due to the global COVID-19 pandemic as it both supports and promotes social distancing and contactless encounters.
The after
game reception was unusually busy, however the
team celebrated their
win with an enthusiastic ‘WiFive’ from across the room.
