Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

talk to the hand

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables: talk -to the -hand
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to dismiss another person's argument by indicating that one is not prepared to hear or read anything further from that person. It is often used while simultaneously holding up the hand with the palm facing the speaker.

American usage; Colloquial; Dated

verb

Used to dismiss another person's argument by indicating that one is not prepared to hear or read anything further from that person. It is often used while simultaneously holding up the hand with the palm facing the speaker.

American usage; Colloquial; Dated

Example Sentences

"Oh honey, talk to the hand, the ears ain't listening!"
"Tommy showed Tony the palm of his hand. ‘Tell it to the ’and ’cos the face ain't listening.’"
"T-850 (Arnold Schwarzenegger): Your clothes. / Stripper (Jimmy Snyder): Talk to the hand! / T-850: Now."
"Girl, you can talk to the hand 'cause I ain't listenin' no more."
"Of all the hand gestures used by Men and women, "talking to the hand” is a gesture that should be exclusively used by women. There isn't anything Manly by making somebody "talk to the hand.""
"After his initial reaction and suggestion that she go write a song based on talking to the hand, she played him what she'd come up with, and he responded with his typically laconic "cool," suggesting they put some hand claps here and there and perhaps a minor chord in the verse to make it a bit jangly."

Usage

Inflected Forms

talks to the hand (present, singular) talking to the hand (participle, present) talked to the hand (participle, past) talked to the hand (past)

Phrases

talk to the fist

Frequently Paired Words

talk to the fist whatever

Synonyms

talk to the hand 'cause the face ain't listening tell it to the hand

Questions

What does talk to the hand mean?: Used to dismiss another person's argument by indicating that one is not prepared to hear or read anything further from that person. It is often used while simultaneously holding up the hand with the palm facing the speaker.

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