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glad hand

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glad hand
n. Informal
A warm and hearty, but often insincere welcome or greeting.
glad hand
n
a.  a welcoming hand
b.  a welcome
vb glad-hand
(tr) to welcome by or as if by offering a hand
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.glad handglad hand - a warm welcome; may be insincere    
welcome - a greeting or reception; "the proposal got a warm welcome"


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If you try to break in under your right name you'll get the glad hand and be asked to stay here and there and play a good deal of golf and dance quite a lot, but you won't get a job.
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An' he is here, arisin' to his feet to give the glad hand to his old pal.
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