Same question as on the tin.
Only ironically.
Yes, but if they’re white, inebriated and at an NFL game, they will miss each other’s hands.
To irony!
ヘ( ^o^)ノ＼(
)
Do an experiment: As you walk toward someone hold your hand up and see if that person knows what to do.
If someone goes for the high five I do the hand miss thing whether I’m inebriated or not. As I write this I realize it’s been a long time since anyone who wasn’t inebriated started a high five.
I do, with my three year old grandson. Otherwise, no.
Someone needs to bring it back. I think it’ll have a resurgence.
I see a fair number around work (warehouse) but more fist bumps and low passing slaps.
I remember watching a game with a friend of mine wherein we were both fairly intoxicated. We tried to high five each other twice and missed. To which my friend said: “We’re too white for this! Lets just hug!” [Hugs]
I prefer the fist bump–it’s a modern twist, and a very sanitary alternative to a handshake or hi-five, especially when your hands are grotty.
A few months back I was running on the canal towpath, about 7 miles into my run, when I saw a fellow runner coming at me in the distance. The usual protocol around these parts is a quick nod, but this guy raised up his hand, gave a broad smile, and we did a combined-14mph hi-five as we passed. 
Yes, people still high five. Fist bumps are typically more common nowadays, however.
Much better choice than a combined 14 mph fist-bump.
Fist-bumps and the “combined bro hand-grab and shoulder bump” are pretty much the two replacements for hi fives.
My 2 year old high-fives her swim teacher at the end of her lesson.
I was eating a sub sandwich and the shop’s beagle was… very interested. So I said “High 5” and to all of our astonishment he went into “beg” mode and than slapped my hand with one paw. Yes, he got many, many bits of the sandwich over time.
The next day I tried again with only bits of veggies vs meat and cheese and he barely even did a “beg”.
Smart dog.
I had some co-workers who were big fans of high fives. There were so many high fives being given, I had to put in place a minimum criteria for a high five. For one the criteria might be a 10k sales deal, for another one it might be 100K sales deal and for another one it would be the difficulty of the customer. When the two biggest high-fivers left, I removed the minimum requirement as I was no longer being offered a high five every time I looked up from my desk.
There’s a kid at work whose default greeting is the high five with all the addendums mixed in at random: The double high five. The low five. The missed five with the admonishment that you were too slow. The plaintive request to not be left hanging, with “bro” optional. There’s no part of high five culture he doesn’t embrace.
My friend once taught me to focus on the elbow. If you watch the other guy’s elbow, you won’t miss his hand.
In my experience, mostly kids do. Although my experience may be skewed by having two elementary-school kids, and a 1-year-old.
For what it’s worth, if you offer my 1-year-old a high five, she will give you one, but then immediately demand a fist bump.