"talk to the hand" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} talk to the hand
  1. (colloquial, US, African-American Vernacular, chiefly 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. Tags: US, colloquial, sarcastic
    Sense id: en-talk_to_the_hand-en-phrase-zf3o4Smi Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: talk to the hand 'cause the face ain't listening, tell it to the hand

Verb

Forms: talks to the hand [present, singular, third-person], talking to the hand [participle, present], talked to the hand [participle, past], talked to the hand [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} talk to the hand (third-person singular simple present talks to the hand, present participle talking to the hand, simple past and past participle talked to the hand)
  1. (colloquial, US, African-American Vernacular, chiefly 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. Tags: US, colloquial, sarcastic Related terms: whatever Translations (used to dismiss another person's argument): 别烦，我不听 (Chinese Mandarin), kiviäkin kiinnostaa (Finnish), puhu johdolle (Finnish), puhu pukille (Finnish), parle à ma main (French), fala para a mão [Portugal] (Portuguese), fale com a mão [Brazil] (Portuguese), habla a la mano (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-talk_to_the_hand-en-verb-zf3o4Smi Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: talk to the hand 'cause the face ain't listening, tell it to the hand

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