shoot the five

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English

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Etymology

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In reference to the five fingers of a fist.

Verb

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shoot the five (third-person singular simple present shoots the five, present participle shooting the five, simple past and past participle shot the five)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To fight in hand-to-hand combat.
    • 2011 April 18, “Suffer” (0:21 from the start)‎[1]performed by M.anifest:
      As I grew older I was told to be tougher / Gotta shoot the five to survive but I'm a rapper
    • 2018, U-God [Lamont Hawkins], Raw: My Journey Into the Wu-Tang, New York, N.Y.: Picador, →ISBN, page 31:
      We'd sit there and they'd go at it and shoot the five until one dude was knocked out. It wasn't just entertainment for me like it was for most spectators. I wanted to watch so that I could learn.
    • 2020 July 31, “Watch The City Burn” (0:44 from the start)‎[2]performed by Ill Bill ft. Lord Goat, Sabac Red:
      Uncle Howie shot the five with that pig