Editing High five (section)

==Origin==
[[File:9TH Drew Storen and Wilson Ramos.jpg|thumb|right|upright|The gesture might have originated in American professional sports. Photo of [[Drew Storen]] (right) and [[Wilson Ramos]] of the [[Washington Nationals]] in 2011.]]
The use of the phrase as a noun has been part of the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' since 1980 and as a verb since 1981.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606045455/http://highfive.me.uk/history/|archive-date=June 6, 2014|url=http://www.highfive.me.uk/history/ |title=High Five Me web site |publisher=Highfive.me.uk |access-date=2013-02-04}}</ref> The phrase is related to the slang "give me five" which is a request for some form of handshake – variations include "slap me five", "slip me five", "give me (some) skin" – with "five" referring to the number of fingers on a hand.<ref name="Spears">{{cite book |title=Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions (4th Ed) |first=Richard A. |last=Spears |year=2007 |publisher=McGraw Hill |chapter=High five |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/mcgrawhillsdicti0000spea_e0t3/page/172/mode/2up?q=%22high+five%22 |isbn=978-0071461078 }}</ref> The "high five" originated from the "[[low five]]", which has been a part of African-American culture since the 1920s.<ref name=mooallem/> The exact transition from a low five to a high is unknown, though many theories exist about its inception.<ref name=mooallem/> [[Magic Johnson]] once suggested that he invented the high five at Michigan State, presumably in the late 1970s. Others have suggested it originated in the women's volleyball circuit of the 1960s.<ref name=mooallem/>

===Glenn Burke and Dusty Baker===
For decades, the "[[conventional<!--this is a direct quote from the source--> wisdom]]"<ref name=mooallem/> has been that the origin of the high five occurred between [[Dusty Baker]] and [[Glenn Burke]] of the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] at [[Dodger Stadium]] on October 2, 1977, the last day of the [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) regular season.<ref name=mooallem/> In the sixth inning, Baker hit a [[home run]] off [[Houston Astros]] pitcher [[J. R. Richard]]. It was Baker's 30th home run of the season, making the Dodgers the first team ever to have four hitters with at least 30 home runs each in a single season.<ref name="LAT1977">{{cite news | first=Ross | last=Newhan | title=The Gang of Four: Garvey. ... 33 Smith ..... 32 Cey ... ... 30 Baker. ... . 30| work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=3 October 1977 }}</ref> As journalist Jon Mooallem tells the story:

{{blockquote|It was a wild, triumphant moment and a good omen as the Dodgers headed to [[1977 Major League Baseball postseason|the playoffs]]. Burke, waiting on deck, thrust his hand enthusiastically over his head to greet his friend at the plate. Baker, not knowing what to do, smacked it. "His hand was up in the air, and he was arching way back," says Baker ... "So I reached up and hit his hand. It seemed like the thing to do."<ref name=mooallem/>}}

This story regarding the origin of the high five can be found in the written news as early as September 1982 and is featured in the [[ESPN]] ''[[30 for 30]]'' film ''The High Five'' directed by Michael Jacobs.<ref name="LAT1982">{{cite news | first=Randy | last=Harvey | title=Tired of Torment, Burke Searches for Inner Peace| work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=18 September 1982 }}</ref> After retiring from baseball, Burke, who was one of the first openly gay professional athletes, used the high five with other gay residents of the [[Castro district]] of [[San Francisco]],  and it became a symbol of [[gay pride]].<ref name=mooallem/>

===Louisville Cardinals===
Another origin story, first reported in 1980,<ref>{{cite news | first=Jim | last=Benagh | title=SportsWorld specials; Shake, shake, shake| work=The New York Times | date=1 September 1980 }}</ref> places it at a [[Louisville Cardinals men's basketball|University of Louisville Cardinals]] basketball practice during the 1978–1979 season.<ref name=mooallem/> Forward [[Wiley Brown]] went to give a low five to his teammate [[Derek Smith (basketball)|Derek Smith]], but suddenly Smith looked Brown in the eye and said, "No. Up high." Brown thought, "Yeah, why are we staying down low? We jump so high," raised his hand and the high five was supposedly born.<ref name=mooallem/> High fives can be seen in highlight reels of the 1978–1979 Louisville team.<ref name=mooallem/> During a telecast of a 1980 game, announcer [[Al McGuire]] shouted: "Mr. Brown came to play! And they're giving him the high-five handshake. High five!"<ref name=mooallem/><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRs_tUPcAB4&t=3697s Louisville vs UCLA 1980 NCAA Championship at 1:01:42], [[YouTube]], Uploaded on May 10, 2023. Last accessed Feb 2025.</ref>

===Magic Johnson===
[[Magic Johnson]] claims that he invented the high five. He provides no date or location for invention, only that it was a thing that he and teammate [[Greg Kelser]] did on occasion while playing for [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State]]. He did not give it a name, and asserts that Baker–Burke did not invent the high five.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu.cincinnati.com/story/sports/2024/06/07/magic-johnson-says-he-invented-high-five-not-dusty-baker-michigan-state-greg-kelser-jimmy-kimmel/74010156007/|title=Magic Johnson says he invented high five with Michigan State teammate Greg Kelser|date=2024-06-06|publisher=cincinnati.com}}</ref>

===Hoax origin claimed by comedy writers===
In a 2007 press release, two comedy writers and founders of the "National High Five Day" claimed that a late 1970s and early '80s basketball player from [[Murray State Racers men's basketball|Murray State University]] had invented the gesture. They also concocted an elaborate and involved story about this player as a young boy learning the gesture from his father. But in a 2013 ''ESPN'' article, the pair admitted that it had been a publicity stunt. Per the article, the two had "scoured college basketball rosters to plug in a name."<ref name=mooallem>Jon Mooallem. [https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/6813042/who-invented-high-five "The history and mystery of the high five"], [[ESPN]], 29 July 2011</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalhighfiveproject.org/ |title=National High Five Project |publisher=National High Five Project |access-date=2013-02-04 |archive-date=2013-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112215935/http://nationalhighfiveproject.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Antecedents===
Antecedents of the physical gesture of slapping palms together predate the 1970s,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mubi.com/topics/first-high-five-in-cinema-history |title=First high five in cinema history? |work=Mubi.com |access-date=July 30, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808053607/https://mubi.com/topics/first-high-five-in-cinema-history |archive-date=August 8, 2014 }}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=April 2017}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metafilter.com/141291/Inventor-of-the-high-five |title=Inventor of the high five |work=[[MetaFilter]] |date=July 25, 2014 |access-date=July 30, 2014}} See comments for links to further examples.</ref> when the high five is believed to have been coined. For example, it can be seen in the 1960 French [[Nouvelle vague]] movie ''[[Breathless (1960 film)|Breathless]]''.<ref>''[[Breathless (1960 film)|Breathless]]'' at 1 hour, 14 minutes, and 23 seconds when two men part ways.</ref>

[[Conventional wisdom]] holds that the Tokyo district of [[Roppongi]] earned the slogan of "High Touch Town" after residents noticed World War II American soldiers walking the streets giving each other high-fives; when the Japanese asked about the gesture it was mistranslated as ''hai tatchi'' or "high touch".<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qcxCCh7sGA4C&q=%22High+Touch+Town%22&pg=PA76 |title=People Who Eat Darkness: The True Story of a Young Woman Who Vanished from the Streets of Tokyo |publisher=Macmillan |author=Richard Lloyd Parry |year=2012 |page=76 |access-date=July 28, 2014|isbn=9780374230593 }}</ref> This story is possibly [[apocryphal]], as Hiroyuki Usui, a representative of the Roppongi Shopkeepers Promotion Association explains, "There is no deep meaning in 'High Touch Town'. People don't know what it means." The term "high touch town" may have originated before the high five and had a different meaning, or 'high touch' may mean "high class", a play on the town's reputation for nightlife activity among off-duty military personnel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2008/08/20/high-brow-trumps-high-touch-in-roppongi/ |title=High brow trumps 'High Touch' in Roppongi |publisher=[[Tokyo Reporter]] |date=August 20, 2008 |access-date=July 28, 2014}}</ref>