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glad hand

 
Dictionary: glad hand

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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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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