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glad-hand
verb
to greet with profuse, if insincere, enthusiasm US, 1895
Often found in the context of politicians.- All they can do is go around all the time, glad-handing people and acting like jerks, and nobody remember them five minutes after they see them. — George V. Higgins, The Judgment of Deke Hunter, p. 17, 1976
- After a moment of glad-handing and stowing my AWOL bag and settling in, Stepik arrived. — Larry Heinemann, Close Quarters, p. 123, 1977
- Baby Jewels gladhanding politicos, grabassing showgirls, squeezed into nightclub booths with minor celebrities, lolling in his box at Candlestick Park. — Seth Morgan, Homeboy, p. 29, 1990
- Then Bob Bix, glad-handing president of the senior class, introduced the queen’s court in ascending order of beauty, popularity, and personality. — C. D. Payne, Youth in Revolt, p. 437, 1993
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