Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high ten

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English

Syllables
high- ten
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gesture of celebration or victory in which two people slap the palms of both of their hands together at shoulder height or higher.

verb

To slap a high ten.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From high + ten. By analogy with high five. The ten refers to the ten fingers of both hands.

Usage

Inflected Forms

high tens (plural) high tens (present, singular) high tenning (participle, present) high tenned (participle, past) high tenned (past)

Questions

What does high ten mean?
A gesture of celebration or victory in which two people slap the palms of both of their hands together at shoulder height or higher.
Where does high ten come from?
From high + ten. By analogy with high five. The ten refers to the ten fingers of both hands.

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