glad-hand

[ glad-hand ]
/ ˈglædˌhænd /
Informal.

verb (used with object)

to greet warmly.
to greet in an insincerely effusive manner.

verb (used without object)

to greet others with enthusiasm, especially feigned enthusiasm: The candidate spent weeks glad-handing around the state.

Origin of glad-hand

First recorded in 1900–05

OTHER WORDS FROM glad-hand

glad-hand·er, noun

Cultural definitions for glad-hander

glad-hander

An excessively friendly or familiar person: “A glad-hander like Patterson offends more people than he charms.”