(dated, colloquial, US, AAVE, mostly, sarcastic) 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.
Oh honey, talk to the hand, the ears ain't listening!
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(dated, colloquial, US, AAVE, mostly, sarcastic) 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.
Girl, you can talk to the hand 'cause I ain't listenin' no more.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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