GLAD HAND


Meaning of GLAD HAND in English

noun

Etymology: glad (I) + hand

1. : a warm friendly handshake

moving among his patrons with a welcoming smile and a glad hand — Edwin Corle

2. : a warm welcome, greeting, or reception

an affable people always ready to give strangers a glad hand

especially : an effusive welcome, greeting, or reception usually basically insincere and often marked by a display of obnoxious familiarity

potential customers getting the glad hand

master of the glad hand and the soft soap — H.A.Burton

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