Usually means: Insincere, superficial handshaking for gain.
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We found 7 dictionaries that define the word glad handing:

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  1. glad-handing: Merriam-Webster
  2. glad-handing, glad-handing: Collins English Dictionary
  3. glad-handing: Wordnik
  4. glad-handing: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. glad-handing: Wiktionary
  6. glad-handing: Dictionary.com
  7. glad-handing: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See glad_hand as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (glad hand)

noun:  A warm welcome offered to a guest by a host.
noun:  A coupling device used on semi-trailer trucks for attaching air brake lines from the tractor to the trailer.
▸ Also see glad_hand


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