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glad hand

–noun Informal.
a hearty welcome or enthusiastic reception, esp. one that is effusive or hypocritical: Visiting dignitaries were being given the glad hand.

Origin:
1890–95

glad-hand

[glad-hand] Informal.
–verb (used with object)
1. to greet warmly.
2. to greet in an insincerely effusive manner.
–verb (used without object)
3. to greet others with enthusiasm, esp. feigned enthusiasm: The candidate spent weeks glad-handing around the state.

Origin:
1900–05


glad-hander, noun
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glad hand  
n.   Informal
A warm and hearty, but often insincere welcome or greeting.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
glad-hand

  1. tv.
    to greet someone effusively. (The hand is the hand that is offered to quickly to each person who is greeted.) : The senator was glad-handing everyone in sight.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

glad hand

A warm and hearty but often insincere welcome or greeting, as in Politicians are apt to give the glad hand to one and all. [Slang; late 1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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