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This is their way of saying "That takes care of that!", bonus points if there's visible dust from their hands.
This is their way of saying "That takes care of that!", bonus points if there's visible dust from their hands.





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== [[Advertising]] ==


== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In [[Pokémon]] in the episode "Ditto's Mysterious Mansion," Team Rocket kidnaps Duplica's Ditto and Jesse orders it to transform into a boy in a picture. The first 2 times Ditto fails, James and Meowth laugh at the whole ordeal causing Jesse to beat them up and she dusts her hands off afterwards.
* In ''[[Pokémon]]'', in the episode "Ditto's Mysterious Mansion," Team Rocket kidnaps Duplica's Ditto and Jesse orders it to transform into a boy in a picture. The first 2 times Ditto fails, James and Meowth laugh at the whole ordeal causing Jesse to beat them up and she dusts her hands off afterwards.

== [[Film]] ==
* In ''[[Ruthless People]]'' Barbara affectionately dusts her hands after knocking her Jerkass treacherous husband off a pier for trying to have her murdered to receive her inheritance.

== [[Art]] ==

== [[Child Ballad|Ballads]] ==

== [[Comic Books]] ==

== [[Fan Works]] ==


== [[Film]] ==
== [[Film]] ==
* In [[Ruthless People]] Barbara affectionately dusts her hands after knocking her Jerkass treacherous husband off a pier for trying to have her murdered to receive her inheritance.


== [[Literature]] ==
== [[Literature]] ==


== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==

== [[Music]] ==

== [[New Media]] ==
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== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==

== [[Oral Tradition|Oral Tradition, Folklore, Myths and Legends]] ==

== [[Pinball]] ==

== [[Podcast]]s ==

== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==

== [[Puppet Shows]] ==

== [[Radio]] ==

== [[Recorded and Stand Up Comedy]] ==

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

== [[Theatre]] ==

== [[Theme Parks]] ==


== [[Video Games]] ==
== [[Video Games]] ==
* In [[Fallout 3]], Moira Brown is shown to dust her hands off a lot when the player enters her shop in Megaton.
* In ''[[Fallout 3]]'', Moira Brown is shown to dust her hands off a lot when the player enters her shop in Megaton.

=== [[Visual Novel]]s ===


== [[Web Animation]] ==
== [[Web Animation]] ==
* In [[Helluva Boss]], Blitzo dusts his hands off after his team manages to murder a bunch of humans to try and outdo the number of humans Verosika's team manages to seduce. Turns out the competition was just beginning when Verosika runs a pop concert!
* In ''[[Helluva Boss]]'', Blitzo dusts his hands off after his team manages to murder a bunch of humans to try and outdo the number of humans Verosika's team manages to seduce. Turns out the competition was just beginning when Verosika runs a pop concert!

== [[Web Comics]] ==

== [[Web Original]] ==
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In [[Word Girl]], Dr. Two Brains zaps Miss Power with a blaster and, thinking he took care of her, walks off dusting his hands. Turns out he didn't!
* In ''[[Word Girl]]'', Dr. Two Brains zaps Miss Power with a blaster and, thinking he took care of her, walks off dusting his hands. Turns out he didn't!

== [[Other Media]] ==


== [[Real Life]] ==
== [[Real Life]] ==

Revision as of 16:27, 24 February 2024


When a character gets in a scuffle with another character and after doing something like winning a fight or kicking them out of the premises of a club or something they slap their hands past one another up and down.

This is their way of saying "That takes care of that!", bonus points if there's visible dust from their hands.


Examples of Dusting Off Your Hands include:

Advertising

Anime and Manga

  • In Pokémon, in the episode "Ditto's Mysterious Mansion," Team Rocket kidnaps Duplica's Ditto and Jesse orders it to transform into a boy in a picture. The first 2 times Ditto fails, James and Meowth laugh at the whole ordeal causing Jesse to beat them up and she dusts her hands off afterwards.

Film

  • In Ruthless People Barbara affectionately dusts her hands after knocking her Jerkass treacherous husband off a pier for trying to have her murdered to receive her inheritance.

Art

Ballads

Comic Books

Fan Works

Film

Literature

Live-Action TV

Music

New Media

Newspaper Comics

Oral Tradition, Folklore, Myths and Legends

Pinball

Podcasts

Professional Wrestling

Puppet Shows

Radio

Recorded and Stand Up Comedy

Tabletop Games

Theatre

Theme Parks

Video Games

  • In Fallout 3, Moira Brown is shown to dust her hands off a lot when the player enters her shop in Megaton.

Visual Novels

Web Animation

  • In Helluva Boss, Blitzo dusts his hands off after his team manages to murder a bunch of humans to try and outdo the number of humans Verosika's team manages to seduce. Turns out the competition was just beginning when Verosika runs a pop concert!

Web Comics

Web Original

Western Animation

  • In Word Girl, Dr. Two Brains zaps Miss Power with a blaster and, thinking he took care of her, walks off dusting his hands. Turns out he didn't!

Other Media

Real Life