Every new season comes withs new slangs. In Ghana, there is a new slang that you need to familiarize yourself with. It is mostly used on social media and mostly in social circles.
The phrase “Hand for Touch You” (or variations like “Hands go touch you”) is now popular pidgin slang which is a cheeky but fair warning to people. It is normally used to friendly caution people who are going overboard with their acts. It is a less serious way of telling people to thread carefully else will be dealt with. But most people want to know who introduced this term into social circles.
Well, from our search and enquires among Ghanaians, we did not come across any originator. It appears it has been in use for a long time now. It is only became popular recently.
Usages from X (formerly Twitter) Users
“Hands go touch you” has become so commonly used on this app that people who will ask for MoMo when they meet you in real life are also saying some @HeadlessYouTube
This post clearly signifies it popularity in Ghanaian social circles.
This “hands for touch you” trend is not funny tho. @Jay___Sterling
This emphasizing its cheekiness
“you go buy new t shirt then your woman wan take. hands for touch some girls chale” @KojoLamarkojo
Serving friendly warning to our women taking our T-Shirts.
“Onable. Hands for touch you. Who send you?” @AsieduMends
This was a response by an influencer to a politician who wants to remove beggars and prostitutes from Ghanaian streets.
“Hand for Touch You” is the Ghanaian Pidgin internet’s favourite way to say, “Fuck around and find out,” but delivered with a characteristic blend of humour, warning, and cultural flair.
It’s less about actual violence and more about socially policing boundaries, expressing disapproval, or just adding spicy drama to online conversations.
Before you tell me hands for touch me, share your most interesting “hand for touch you” post on social media in the comment section.
Stephen Baidoo is a writer who loves to research about Ghana's past. He brings Ghana's history to life with each unearthed fact and forgotten narrative, transforming dry dates into passionate stories.
