[Ads-l] Antedating of "Talk to the Hand"

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talk to the hand (OED 1995)

1994 Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) 19 July 8E (ProQuest)

TALK TO THE HAND  "It means, "Shut up, I don't want to talk to you any more."  — James, 12, Boca Raton Middle.

Fred Shapiro

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