fem-av-fem

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Hakeem Olajuwon has performed a five by five six times in NBA play.

Etymology[edit]

A calque of English five by five, an international basketball term.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛm.aʋ.fɛm/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛm
  • Hyphenation: fem‧av‧fem

Noun[edit]

fem-av-fem m (definite singular fem-av-femen, indefinite plural fem-av-femer, definite plural fem-av-femene)

  1. (basketball) a five-by-five (the achievement of gathering a total of five in five statistical categories—points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks—in a single game)
    Den 10. Mars 1978, ble Hakeem Olajuwon den første NBA-spilleren til å utføre en fem-av-fem.
    On the 10th of March 1978, Hakeem Olajuwon became the first NBA player to perform a five by five.

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