high-fiving
Celebratory hand slaps
High-fiving is the act of slapping palms with someone, hands raised overhead, as a celebratory gesture.
It marks shared triumph, agreement, or enthusiasm: They were high-fiving after the team scored.
The gesture emerged in American sports culture in the late 1970s and spread globally as an informal expression of solidarity or congratulation.
Hand's flat interior
- slapOpen-handed blow
- handGrasping body part
- fist bumpKnuckle-to-knuckle greeting
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
coordination · timing · swing · reach · contact · clap · mid-air · overhead
Vocal encouragement given
- congratulationsExpression of praise for achievement
- jubilationIntense, expressive happiness
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- elationIntense triumphant joy
joy · enthusiasm · revelry · festivity · party · fun · bash · merrymaking
Joint effort toward shared aim
- bondingForming close connections
- solidarityUnity among allies
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- unityWholeness through cohesion
rapport · togetherness · collaboration · team spirit · esprit de corps · partnership · kinship · synergy
palm
Hand's flat interior
touch · coordination · timing · swing · reach · contact · clap · mid-air · overhead · follow-through
cheering
Vocal encouragement given
- congratulationsExpression of praise for achievement
- jubilationIntense, expressive happiness
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
elation · joy · enthusiasm · revelry · festivity · party · fun · bash · merrymaking · victory lap
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- bondingForming close connections
- solidarityUnity among allies
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
unity · rapport · togetherness · collaboration · team spirit · esprit de corps · partnership · kinship · synergy · brotherhood
winning
Achieving victory
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- successFavorable outcome attained
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
champion · score · goal · comeback · clutch · buzzer-beater · touchdown · home run · ace · knockout
welcome
Hospitable greeting offered
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- nodBrief head tilt
salute · recognition · hello · props · shout-out · what's up · yo · dap · pound it · respect
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
- energy boostersenergy boost, energy drinks, caffeine, coffee, B vitamins
high-fivingbowing
Bending forward in deference
curtseying · mourning · commiserating · frowning · weeping
high-fivingleaving someone hanging
Failing to respond when expected
snubbing · ignoring · shunning · cold-shouldering · turning away
high, five, highlight, fifteen, high five, high-five, fivefold, high-fives