"back of one's hand" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-back of one's hand.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} back of one's hand
  1. A slap.
    Sense id: en-back_of_one's_hand-en-noun-BtVjA76j
  2. (idiomatic, figurative, by extension) A display of disrespect or scorn. Tags: broadly, figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-back_of_one's_hand-en-noun-qaSIezi4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: know like the back of one's hand

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