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glad-hand

verb
\ ˈglad-ˌhand How to pronounce glad-hand (audio) \
glad-handed; glad-handing; glad-hands

Definition of glad-hand

 (Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

: to extend a glad hand to candidates glad-handing everyone they meet

intransitive verb

: to extend a glad hand glad-handing as if he were running for mayor

glad hand

noun

Definition of glad hand (Entry 2 of 2)

: a warm welcome or greeting often prompted by ulterior reasons
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Verb

glad-hander \ ˈglad-​ËŒhan-​dÉ™r How to pronounce glad-hander (audio) \ noun

Examples of glad-hand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

 His medium, his material, is human frailty, the near end of original sin, and the tools of his trade are the glad hand, the scratched back, the padded envelope, the cut corner, and the jumped line. — James Parker, The Atlantic, "How Michael Clayton Presaged 2017," 5 Oct. 2017

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First Known Use of glad-hand

Verb

1903, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun

circa 1895, in the meaning defined above

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glad-hand

verb
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English Language Learners Definition of glad-hand

: to give a friendly welcome or greeting to (people) as a way of getting approval

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