Meanings
nounpanhandling (usually uncountable, plural panhandlings)
plural panhandlings
- uncountableusuallyThe act or habit of begging for money.
The old owner was dead now and the son who had taken over had had to bar Tolie from the movie show because the hunchback annoyed the crowds with his periodic panhandlings up and down the aisles.
1974, B. Clarence Hall, The Burning Season, page 5
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of panhandle
Translations
Danish betleri, tiggeri
- betleribegging
- tiggeribegging
German Bettelei
- Betteleibegging
Spanish cuestación
- cuestaciónbegging
Cite this entry
APA
panhandling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panhandling
MLA
“panhandling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panhandling. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panhandling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panhandling.
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