shoot the five

English

Etymology

In reference to the five fingers of a fist.

Verb

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