glad hand

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n. Informal.

A warm and hearty, but often insincere welcome or greeting.

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A warm and hearty but often insincere welcome or greeting, as in Politicians are apt to give the glad hand to one and all. [Slang; late 1800s]

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a warm welcome; may be insincere

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