five by five

a term used in the military to say everything is in order. another way of saying squared away or ship shape.

"Is everything in order?"
"Everything is five by five"

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five by five

Everything's cool. Derived from radio terminology.

John's got a five by five attitude about love.

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five and five

In R/T (radio telephone) parlance, a report on signal strength (1 - 5) and quality (1 - 5).

Hence, "I ready you two and four" means "your signal is weak, but I can hear you clearly".

By inference, "five and five" means "really good" ?

"How's the pizza ?"
"Five and five."

"We dropped into <drinking establishment> - the beer was crap, but the scenery was five and five."

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Five by Five

Before this phrase was used on Buffy, it was used on Jag, episode 10 from season 1. Austin spoke it to Rabb while she was in the hospital room.
This episode aired a whole year before Buffy season one hit tv.

"are you alright?"
"five by five"

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five by five

Someone who's as tall as wide

She's definitely five by five, a real stout gal

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Five on Five Crime

When two average looking people, who would be a good match for one another, both claim they'd never be interested in someone as unattractive as the other

"Dave and Jill would be perfect for one another - they're both funny, interesting, and not terribly attractive - they need to stop committing five on five crime."

five two five

a state of bliss only attainable by the elite; very good

that trip was so damn five two five

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