panhandles

Asks strangers money

Panhandles works as both noun and verb.

A panhandle is a narrow strip of territory projecting from a larger region, resembling a pan's handle: the Texas Panhandle, the Florida Panhandle.

To panhandle is to beg for money in public places, typically by approaching strangers on the street: He panhandles outside the subway station.

A panhandler is someone who does this regularly.

geography

Texas

Second-largest American state

  • OklahomaSouth Central U.S. state
  • FloridaSoutheastern American peninsula state
  • AlaskaAmerica's frozen northwest

Idaho · projection · protrusion · extension · territorial · border · Amarillo · Key West · Juneau · region

begging

solicits

Seeks from others

cardboard sign · intersection · handout · urban · destitute · cups · coins · freeway exit · median · windshield

Categories
Opposites
economic activity

panhandlesdonates

Gives without charge

gives · earns · employs · contributes · hires

economic self-sufficiency

panhandlesprospers

Achieves ongoing success

thrives · flourishes · succeeds · profits · accumulates

Phrases
Family

panhandler, panhandle, panhandling, panhandlers, panhandled

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G