Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Panhandle /păn'-hănˌ-dəl/ · Pan·han·dle · IPA /ˈpænˌhæn.dəl/ n. v. i. v. t. 01 n. The handle of a pan; 1. The handle of a pan;[fig.] 02 v. i. To accost people in a public place and ask for money; to beg. 1. To accost people in a public place and ask for money; to beg. 03 v. t. to obtain by panhandling. 1. to obtain by panhandling. 2. To accost in a public place and ask for money from.