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talk to the fist en · VERB

Pronunciation

tôk′ to͞o′ thə fĭst′
/ˈtɑk ˌtu ðə ˌfɪst/ (Canada, dialectal)
/-tə-/ (New-Zealand) when unstressed
/ˈtɔk ˌtʉ ðʌ ˌfɪst/ (Scotland)
/ˈtɒk ˌtu ðə ˌfɪst/ (Canada, standard)
/-tə-/ (Australia) when unstressed
/-tə-/ (Received-Pronunciation) when unstressed
-tə- when unstressed
/ˈtoːk ˌtʉː ðə ˌfɪst/ (Australia)
/ˈtoːk ˌtʉː ðə ˌfəst/ (New-Zealand)
/-tə-/ (General-American) when unstressed
/ˈtɔk ˌtʉ ðə ˌfɪst/ (Scotland)
/-tə-/ (Canada) when unstressed
/-ʈo-/ (India) when unstressed
/ˈʈɔk ˌʈuː d̪e ˌfɪsʈ/ (India, cot-caught-merger)
/-tʌ-/ (Scotland)
/-tə-/ (Scotland) when unstressed
/ˈtɔk ˌtu ðə ˌfɪst/ (General-American) without the cot–caught merger
/ˈtɑk ˌtu ðə ˌfɪst/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
/ˈtɔːk ˌtuː ðə ˌfɪst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈʈɔːk ˌʈuː d̪e ˌfɪsʈ/ (India) without the cot–caught merger

Meanings

(US, colloquial, dated, qualifier:African-American Vernacular, sarcastic) Synonym of talk to the hand.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
talked to the fist	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
talked to the fist	Tense=Past		lexicographic
talking to the fist	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
talks to the fist	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic

Relateds

talk to the hand

Synonyms

talk to the hand

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