five-by-five — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Loud and clear.

   Usage

   • idiomatic
   • Informal
   • not-comparable

   Examples

   "Hon, are you getting good data from us?" "Five-by-five." "Any sign of hostiles?" "Nope." "Can I get a few more syllables from you?"

   More examples (1)

   McInnis nodded, and Carter keyed the mic. "CAONCI-Site-43 calling Overwatch Command," he intoned in his best radio voice. Veiksaar smirked. "CAONCI-Site-43, Overwatch Command. Do you read?" The response came immediately, to the visible relief of all nine of them. Even Wettle. "Five by five, CAONCI-Site-43. Five by five."

2. Fine; OK.

   Usage

   • idiomatic
   • Informal
   • not-comparable

Noun

1. A performance in which a player accumulates five points in each of five statistical categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks) in a single game.

2. Someone whose body is roughly shaped like a square; a short and fat person.

   Usage

   • Figurative
   • Slang

   Examples

   "Yeah? No stuff? You, a date? Wad yuh know. What is she, a five-by-five?"

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   "The muscle was Oscar Huong, a real Mr. five-by-five. Father supposedly a black Marine boxing champion. The brains was Nguyen Trinh—or 'Nugey,' for short. He had no idea who his daddy was."