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glad-hand
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glad-hand (gldhnd)
v. glad-hand·ed, glad-hand·ing, glad-hands Informal
v.tr.
To extend a glad hand to: presidential hopefuls glad-handing the factory workers.
v.intr.
To extend a glad hand: was whistle-stopping and glad-handing for the last five months.
glad-hander n.
Translations
glad-hand [ˈglædhænd] VT (hum) → estrechar(con entusiasmo fingido)la mano de


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Benignly evil and an expert glad-hander, Reilly's building owner (or manager, it isn't quite clear) is a masterful, darkly funny creation, an expert at evasion and doublespeak.
ANY SCARES STAY SUBMERGED by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
One colleague notices in conversations that Lay's information about Enron was "years out of date," and concludes this world traveler and glad-hander was "not up to running things.
Ignorance is bliss? Ken Lay may have been as clueless as his lawyers ... by Lavelle, Marianne / Washington Monthly
Harding was a glad-hander who liked men and loved women; that is the Clinton persona.
Hail to the crook? by Fine, Gary Alan / Reason
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