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talked to the hand

talked to the hand is the simple past and past participle of talk to the hand.

Meaning of talk to the hand

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. (US, colloquial, dated, sarcastic, African-American Vernacular) 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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Questions about talked to the hand

What is talked to the hand the simple past and past participle of?
Talked to the hand is the simple past and past participle of talk to the hand.

Words near talked to the hand in the dictionary

  1. talked to a brick wall
  2. talked to God
  3. talked to oneself
  4. talked to Ralph on the big white telephone
  5. talked to the fist
  6. talked to the hand
  7. talked trash
  8. talked truth to power
  9. talked turkey
  10. talked up
  11. talkedst

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