2007-03-23 07:44:27 · 5 answers · asked by J T 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Faith used this expression to mean "everything is OK" but there has been no convincing explanation as to what it refers to. Since Faith was too young to be involved in WWII, and there is no indication she came from a military family, it seems unlikely that she would be referring to an obscure bit of military radio jargon.
That might make sense in JAG, of course.
2007-03-23 07:50:32 · answer #1 · answered by P. M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A military radio has signal strength measured in 1-5 and clarity on the same scale so 5X5 is the same as saying loud and clear. This is appropriate jargon for JAG personal, why it is on Buffy, beats me. (also used when on a CB in the same capacity, HAM radios use similar but on a 1-10, so there a 5x5 is OK, but not great)
2007-03-23 14:57:04 · answer #2 · answered by topdawgco97 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Five by five means clear signal, full strength in military parlance on radios.
2007-03-23 15:41:58 · answer #3 · answered by Matthew P 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
five feet tall and five feet at the girth -
Buffy used to be a 'fatty'
2007-03-24 15:41:00 · answer #4 · answered by ha_mer 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
WEll, it's pretty much been covered, but here's the wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_by_five
2007-03-23 15:13:54 · answer #5 · answered by treehuggingveganhippy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋