five-by-five
Loud and clearLoud and clear.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic, informal, not comparable)Loud and clear.
(idiomatic, informal, not comparable)Fine; OK.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From radio communications phrase dating from the 1950s. The first five referred to a ratinFrom radio communications phrase dating from the 1950s. The first five referred to a rating of signal clarity, the other to reception strength. See Signal strength and readability report on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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