Where did the high-five greeting come from? Detailed answer

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Where did the high-five greeting come from?

The word "past" used to be called a brush or palm. There was also a greeting expression "give me a span!", which was later reduced by one letter and transformed into "gimme five!". The shortened phrase supposedly gained particular popularity due to the similar English idioms "High five!" and "Give me five!".

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