glad-hand
[ glad-hand ]
/ ˈglædˌhænd /
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, nounWords nearby glad-hand
glacé,
glad,
glad eye,
glad hand,
glad rags,
glad-hand,
glad-hander,
gladbach-rheydt,
gladbeck,
gladden,
gladdon
Cultural definitions for glad-hander
glad-hander
An excessively friendly or familiar person: “A glad-hander like Patterson offends more people than he charms.”