Talk to the Hand: Difference between revisions

Sometimes a person is just done with the discussion or argument. They don't want to hear any more chatter or whining or arguing. So when the other half of the conversation tries to keep going, the first guy cuts them off by thrusting his palm in front of their face as if to stop any more words from being spoken.

The full "proper" way to do this is to turn away while sticking your arm out away from you to show the person you're trying to shut up your palm, coupled with the [[Stock Phrase|phrase]], "Talk to the hand!" Another variation is to turn around completely and even start walking away with your arms raised and showing the other person the ''back'' of your hand. Either way the message you're sending to the other person is essentially, "Talk all you want, I'm not listening." in a rather contemptuous manner.

The gesture itself is quite old; the words were popularized by the 90's sitcom [[Martin]], being used extensively by the titular character.

* ''[[Terminator (franchise)|Terminator]]: Rise of the Machines'' - the T-850 tells a male stripper to hand over his clothes. The stripper tells him to "talk to the hand", prompting the Terminator to grab his hand, nearly crush it, [[Literal -Minded|and say "Now".]] Later, he repeats the line in a completely deadpan voice while stealing supplies from a roadside store.