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What is five by five?Originally an aeronautical term that is the equivalent to the modern "Loud & Clear". In slang usage, it means "great, fine"; popular in New England, it was made famous in "Buffy: the Vampire Slayer" from its overuse by the rogue slayer Faith. "No worries, B. That vamp tried to kill us but I got mad skills. We're five-by-five here." five by five - videoFive by five - what is it?"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 What does "five by five" mean?Slang for a legal substitute for extacy, ordered in packs of five. Dude, I just got some five, five, five, and five! Five by five - what does it mean?She's definitely five by five, a real stout gal Five by five - meaningEverything's cool. Derived from radio terminology. John's got a five by five attitude about love. Five by five - definitiona term used in the military to say everything is in order. another way of saying squared away or ship shape. "Is everything in order?" Five by five - slangA term used by Faith on Buffy, to discribe a situation as ok. I'm feeling five by five Five by fiveTerm meaning everything is OK. I don't use the phrase "five by five" because they use it on Buffy. Five by fiveLoud 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 fiveFive 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). "'I hope everything's all right.' |
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