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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive verb To extend a glad hand to.
  • intransitive verb To extend a glad hand.

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  • verb To be overly friendly with a stranger in order to gain an advantage.
  • verb To extend a glad hand (to someone).

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  • Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

    verb

    Date: 1903

    transitive verb

    : to extend a glad hand to

    intransitive verb

    : to extend a glad hand

    — glad–hand·er \ˈglad-ˌhan-dər\ noun

    February 23, 2008