The charater "Faith" on the Angel/Buffy series says at times, "five by five".
Does anyone have any idea what this means or what it's origin is?
Many thanks!
2006-09-14 00:52:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
See http://www.restlessbtvs.com/trivia/five-by-five/
2006-09-14 01:14:14 · answer #1 · answered by still fighting 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the term "Five By Five" which is said many times Eliza Dushku's character, Faith, means that as long as we are on the same page, everything is fine. Its origin started in the third episode of the third season of "Buffy The Vampire Slayer." That episode is called "Faith, Hope, & Trick."
2006-09-14 01:16:26 · answer #2 · answered by Louise Smith 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term "five by five" was slang meaning that things were good. "Five By Five"
In the military of the NATO countries, and other organizations, the signal quality is reported on two scales; the first is for signal strength, and the second for signal clarity. Both these scales range from one to five, where one is the worst and five is the best. The listening station reports these numbers separated with the word 'by'. Five by five therefore means a signal which has excellent strength and perfect clarity - the most understandable signal possible.
Five by five by extension has come to mean 'I understand you perfectly' in situations other than radio communication, the way Loud and Clear entered slang, post-WW2.
2006-09-14 01:53:46 · answer #3 · answered by tre_wingo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-16 00:35:29 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The origin is radio communication - signal is strong and clear.
Faith uses it to mean all is good.
http://pedia.nodeworks.com/F/FI/FIV/Five_by_five
2006-09-14 12:23:08 · answer #5 · answered by TJ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is old terminology for airplane pilots.
If you are coming in ( for a landing) and things are 5 by 5, all is going well.
2006-09-14 00:55:06 · answer #6 · answered by nickipettis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buffy the vampire slayer and angel suks to the core of suking
2006-09-14 00:56:05 · answer #7 · answered by ThE TiTaN 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋