glad-handed

Superficially friendly.

Japanese Meaning

表面的に親しげな態度をとる / うわべだけの親しみを示す

The glad-handed salesman complimented every customer while steering them toward the most expensive items.

表面的に愛想のいいそのセールスマンは、すべての客を褒めながら最も高価な商品へと誘導した。

Sense（1）

Superficially friendly.

...his niggardly back-slapping coupled with an antediluvian crew-cut and a predilection for starched, razor-sharp creased shirts and spit-shined shoes only confirmed the prejudices of the glad-handed, button-down collared, slicked-back hair crowd-his benefactors, sponsors.

more glad-handed

（ comparative ）

most glad-handed

（ superlative ）