| a hearty welcome or enthusiastic reception, esp. one that is effusive or hypocritical: Visiting dignitaries were being given the glad hand. |
[glad-hand] 
Informal.| 1. | to greet warmly. |
| 2. | to greet in an insincerely effusive manner. |
| 3. | to greet others with enthusiasm, esp. feigned enthusiasm: The candidate spent weeks glad-handing around the state. |
| glad-hand (glād'hānd') v. glad-hand·ed, glad-hand·ing, glad-hands Informal v. tr. To extend a glad hand to: presidential hopefuls glad-handing the factory workers. v. intr. To extend a glad hand: was whistle-stopping and glad-handing for the last five months. glad'-hand'er n. |
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