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title: "give me five · GenZ Decoded"
description: "give me five: A request for a hand slap as a friendly greeting or celebration. Example: \"Great job, give me five.\" Meaning, Boomer usage, and related slang."
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# give me five

Boomer[#social](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/social/)

**Meaning.** A request for a hand slap as a friendly greeting or celebration.

See it in a sentence

Great job, give me five.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [dap](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dap/),[yurrr](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/yurrr/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [fist bump](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fist-bump/)

- Gen X

    [high five](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/high-five/)

- Boomer · this one

    give me five

- Plain English

    request for a hand slap as a friendly greeting or celebration

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## Related slang

- [girlie](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/girlie/): An affectionate word for a woman or a female friend; "the girlies" means the women who share a taste or a vibe.
- [girlypop](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/girlypop/): Girlypop is often used as a term of endearment or to address someone playfully.
- [give someone the brush-off](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/give-someone-the-brush-off/): To abruptly reject or stop responding to someone socially.
- [go off](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/go-off/): An encouragement to keep ranting or doing your thing.

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