Definition of "glad-hand" [glad-hand]

• To extend a glad hand to: presidential hopefuls glad-handing the factory workers. (verb-transitive)
• To extend a glad hand: was whistle-stopping and glad-handing for the last five months. (verb-intransitive)

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• "All they do is glad-hand me to get into my home, then they vilify me...."
• "That said, let's not lose track of unique U.S. strengths, such as shameless marketing and a great ability to glad-hand."
• "She didn't just glad-hand with DC's power players in the run-up to the health-care vote."