Definition of panhandle

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pan·han·dle¹

dl) KEY

VERB:
Informal pan·han·dled, pan·han·dling, pan·han·dles
VERB:
intr.

To approach strangers and beg for money or food.

VERB:
tr.

To approach and beg from (a stranger).
To obtain by approaching and begging from a stranger: panhandled money. See Synonyms at cadge.

ETYMOLOGY:
Back-formation from panhandler, beggar : perhaps pan¹ + handler

OTHER FORMS:
panhandler(Noun)

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