five-by-five
Loud and clear
Five-by-five means loud and clear, coming from radio communication where signal strength and clarity are each rated on a scale of one to five.
A five-by-five transmission is optimal—strong signal, perfect clarity.
The phrase extends to general situations meaning everything is fine or going well: How are you holding up? Five-by-five.
Without any flaw
- optimalMost desirable outcome
- idealStandard of perfection
- excellentOf superior quality
- peakUtmost height attained
prime · tip-top · shipshape · nominal · on-point · spot-on · flawless · top-notch
Completely transparent or understandable
- rogerRadio acknowledgment term
- acknowledgedAccepted as true
- confirmedEstablished as accurate
- receptionAct of receiving guests
transmission · radio · static · interference · frequency · transceiver · antenna · bandwidth
Adequate or permitted
- all-goodCompletely satisfactory
- understoodGrasped the meaning
- affirmativeExpressing agreement or consent
- copyIdentical reproduction made
acknowledged · confirmed · go-ahead · green-light · thumbs-up · check · solid · ten-four
perfect
Without any flaw
peak · prime · tip-top · shipshape · nominal · on-point · spot-on · flawless · top-notch · operational
crystal-clear
Completely transparent or understandable
- rogerRadio acknowledgment term
- acknowledgedAccepted as true
- confirmedEstablished as accurate
reception · transmission · radio · static · interference · frequency · transceiver · antenna · bandwidth · walkie-talkie
okay
Adequate or permitted
- all-goodCompletely satisfactory
- understoodGrasped the meaning
- affirmativeExpressing agreement or consent
copy · acknowledged · confirmed · go-ahead · green-light · thumbs-up · check · solid · ten-four · aye-aye
five-by-fivegarbled
Confused and unintelligible
broken · unreadable · static · one-by-one · weak signal
five-by-fivemalfunctioning
Operating incorrectly or failing
broken · FUBAR · down · offline · out of commission
five, fives, fifth, fifths, fifteen, fifteenth, fifty, fiftieth, fifties