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Definition of glad-hand verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. glad-hand (somebody) (especially of a politician) to say hello to somebody in a friendly way, especially when this is not sincere
See glad-hand in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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