glad-hander
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glad-hander — “ə(r) noun 1. : one given to glad handing : one ready to extend a glad hand the home loving, comfort loving, rotund glad hander Christopher Rand this big, friendly fellow a glad hander who really seemed to mean it R.M.Yoder 2. : one who is… … Useful english dictionary
glad-hander — n. someone who displays effusive friendship. □ What a morass of eager glad handers and glitz! □ The glad handers were out in full force at the Independence Day parade … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
glad-hander — noun see glad hand … New Collegiate Dictionary
glad-hander — See glad hand. * * * … Universalium
glad-hander — n. somebody who is very enthusiastic and friendly … English slang
glad-hand — glad hander, n. /glad hand /, Informal. v.t. 1. to greet warmly. 2. to greet in an insincerely effusive manner. v.i. 3. to greet others with enthusiasm, esp. feigned enthusiasm: The candidate spent weeks glad handing around the state. [1900 05] * … Universalium
glad hand — ☆ glad hand n. Informal a cordial welcome, esp. one that is effusive or overly demonstrative glad hand vt., vi. glad hander n … English World dictionary
glad-hand — verb Date: 1903 transitive verb to extend a glad hand to < candidates glad handing everyone they meet > intransitive verb to extend a glad hand < glad handing as if he were running for mayor > • glad hander noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
glad-hand — chiefly N. Amer. verb (especially of a politician) greet or welcome warmly. noun (glad hand) a warm and hearty greeting or welcome. Derivatives glad hander noun … English new terms dictionary
List of EastEnders two-hander episodes — EastEnders two hander episodes refers to singular episodes of the BBC soap opera EastEnders that feature only two members of the cast for the duration. Scripted like mini plays, two hander episodes have become a tradition in EastEnders over the… … Wikipedia
