panhandle
1the handle of a pan.
(sometimes initial capital letter) a long, narrow, projecting strip of territory that is not a peninsula, especially such a part of a specified state: the panhandle of Alaska; the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles.
Origin of panhandle
1Other definitions for panhandle (2 of 2)
to accost passers-by on the street, riders on the subway, motorists stopped at red lights, etc., and beg from them.
to accost and beg from.
to obtain by accosting and begging from someone.
Origin of panhandle
2Other words from panhandle
- pan·han·dler, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for panhandle (1 of 2)
/ (ˈpænˌhændəl) /
(sometimes capital) (in the US) a narrow strip of land that projects from one state into another
(in a South African city) a plot of land without street frontage
British Dictionary definitions for panhandle (2 of 2)
/ (ˈpænˌhændəl) /
US and Canadian informal to accost and beg from (passers-by), esp on the street
Origin of panhandle
2Derived forms of panhandle
- panhandler, noun
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