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- [pan-han-dl]
- /ˈpænˌhæn dl/
- /ˈpænˌhæn.dəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pan-han-dl]
- /ˈpænˌhæn dl/
Definitions of panhandle word
- noun panhandle the handle of a pan. 1
- noun panhandle (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. 1
- verb without object panhandle to accost passers-by on the street and beg from them. 1
- verb with object panhandle to accost and beg from. 1
- verb with object panhandle to obtain by accosting and begging from someone. 1
- intransitive verb panhandle beg, solicit strangers for money 1
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Origin of panhandle
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; pan1 + handle
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Panhandle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
panhandle popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
panhandle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for panhandle
verb panhandle
- beg — If you beg someone to do something, you ask them very anxiously or eagerly to do it.
- bummed — depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
- bumming — a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
- cadge — If someone cadges food, money, or help from you, they ask you for it and succeed in getting it.
- call on — If you call on someone to do something or call upon them to do it, you say publicly that you want them to do it.
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