talk to the hand
I'm not listening
Talk to the hand is a dismissive gesture and catchphrase from 1990s American slang, delivered while holding up an open palm toward someone.
It signals refusal to listen: Talk to the hand, because the face ain't listening.
The phrase became a pop culture cliché, now used mostly ironically or nostalgically: She just gave me a talk-to-the-hand when I tried to explain.
- whateverExpression of apathy
- as ifSuggesting something hypothetical
- oh pleaseDismissive exclamation of doubt
- zip itCommand to stop speaking
- shut your mouthCommand to cease speaking
not listening · palm · get lost · bye Felicia · back off · dismissal · scoff · cold shoulder · roll · sass · in your face · brush-off · snub · leave me alone · rejection · disdain · insouciance · indifference
- 90s Slangall that, as if, da bomb, the bomb, dope
- catchphrasescatchphrase, why so serious, cowabunga, good grief, yabba dabba doo
- retro slanggroovy, far out, the bee's knees, neato, cool cat
- dismissalsgo away, get out, leave, scram, beat it
- gesturesgesture, applause, tap on shoulder, snap fingers, beckon
- slangslang, jargon, lingo, argot, cant
talk to the handgo on
Continue doing something
tell me more · I hear you · speak your mind · speak freely · active listening
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