panhandle

Meaning

Noun

1. The handle of a pan.
2. (US) An area within a nation or subnational division that appears to stick out or project when viewed on a map; an especially elongated salient.
3. The handle that activates an ejector seat.

Verb

1. (US, intransitive) To beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, as a homeless or vagrant person.
2. (figuratively, transitive, uncommon) To elicit; to attempt to obtain or provoke a certain response or answer.

Synonyms

beg

cadge

invite

prog

purloin

steal

stem

mump

fish

🐟

schnorr

shnorr

bum

Translations

mendier

Zipfel

mendigar

επαιτώ

betteln

erbetteln

στενή χερσόνησος

pidolar

ζητώ

χέρι τηγανιού

demander

bitten

ζητιανεύω

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpænˌhæn.dəl/

Etymology

From pan + handle.