glad-hand
verb/ˈɡlæd hænd/
/ˈɡlæd hænd/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they glad-hand | /ˈɡlæd hænd/ /ˈɡlæd hænd/ |
| he / she / it glad-hands | /ˈɡlæd hændz/ /ˈɡlæd hændz/ |
| past simple glad-handed | /ˈɡlæd hændɪd/ /ˈɡlæd hændɪd/ |
| past participle glad-handed | /ˈɡlæd hændɪd/ /ˈɡlæd hændɪd/ |
| -ing form glad-handing | /ˈɡlæd hændɪŋ/ /ˈɡlæd hændɪŋ/ |
- glad-hand (somebody) (especially of a politician) to say hello to somebody in a friendly way, especially when this is not sincere
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