"Talk to the hand" (or "tell it to the hand") is a slang phrase associated with the 1990s. It originated as a sarcastic way of saying one does not want to hear what the person who is speaking is saying.[1]
It is often elongated to a phrase such as "Talk to the hand, because the ears ain't listening" or "Talk to the hand, because the face ain't listening."[2]
- ^ "Talk to the hand: definition". Oxford Dictionaries. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- ^ Martin, Gary (1996). "The meaning and origin of the expression: Talk to the hand ('cause the face ain't listening)". The Phrase Finder. Retrieved October 9, 2014.