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  • verb Alternative spelling of glad-hand.

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glad +‎ hand

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Examples

  • After games, Mr. Ryan wanders back to the clubhouse to backslap and gladhand the players and assembled reporters.

    Two Teams From Very Different Planets 2010

  • How can they gladhand firefighters, police officers, school bus drivers and postal workers who are waiting to see if they get a layoff notice today?

    Richard Trumka: Nothing 'Normal' About It 2010

  • Not enough middle class folks in those wretched corridors and therefore not a place to grandstand and gladhand for votes.

    Randy Credico: Congratulations Chuck! You've Knocked Me Off the Democratic Primary Ballot 2010

  • Hillary's policies were so much better, as well as her experience, for your wife's healthcare advocacy, and you're still going to gladhand Obama, this nobody who's hasn't done anything to deserve all the praise he gets.

    Edwards to endorse Obama 2008

  • How can they gladhand firefighters, police officers, school bus drivers and postal workers who are waiting to see if they get a layoff notice today?

    Richard Trumka: Nothing 'Normal' About It 2010

  • HOly Joe breezes in to the Democratic Cloak Room for the first Democratic caucus of the 111th Congress, ready to gladhand the old pros and congratulate the the new freshmen, smiling his greasy smile and greeting people with that unctious voice like the guy who played the dad in "ALF."

    Lieberman: I Could Keynote The GOP Convention 2009

  • Since we've never known Antonio Villaraigosa to miss a photo op and chance to gladhand - even when there's work to be done remember his attending a Dodger game in the luxury box with owner Frank McCourt when the Valley was on fire last year?

    Archive 2009-04-01 2009

  • Well Matthew Fox gladhand me anytyme, but Josh Holloway gladhand me more!

    Comic-Con: 'Lost' producers give out prizes...and some scoop | EW.com 2008

  • It seems rare to find a group of nine people anywhere in Iowa a week before the caucuses who hasn't seen any presidential candidates at all, even in passing, even by accident as they gladhand through a Starbucks or a Hy-Vee supermarket.

    Elana Berkowitz: Des Moines Inner City Voters: "Candidates Don't Come Into The Hood" 2007

  • The good news is that your department will have enough suck-ups that you won't have to deal with Professor Stah at all, since they'll all be pushing to the front to gladhand and get noticed.

    Dilemma Heo 2006

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