grip and grin

A photo op or other media event in which a famous person shakes someone's hand for the camera.

"Attention Pacific Northwest stalkers! I'm doing a grip-and-grin with contest winners this afternoon at the Puyallup Fair." -- "Weird" Al Yankovic (@alyankovic) on Twitter, Sep 26, 2009

"Grip and Grin" (slideshow title), TIME Magazine, 2006

by syIvar September 26, 2009