five-by-five adjective 2noun 2forms 1 adjective2 •(informal) Loud and clear."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?" — 2019 •(informal) Fine; OK. noun2 •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. •(slang, figurative) Someone whose body is roughly shaped like a square; a short and fat person."Yeah? No stuff? You, a date? Wad yuh know. What is she, a five-by-five?" — 1953 formsfive-by-fives
