hoagie

noun

hoa·​gie ˈhō-gē How to pronounce hoagie (audio)
variants or less commonly hoagy
plural hoagies
US
: a large sandwich on a long split roll with any of a variety of fillings : a submarine sandwich (see submarine entry 2 sense 2)
A traveler from New Orleans, accustomed to ordering a poor boy for lunch, still must order a grinder in Upstate New York to get a sandwich on a long hard roll. In Boston it is called submarine, but in Philadelphia the sandwich is a hoagieAnn Himmelberger Wald
Hoagie is the name given to the sandwich in Philadelphia. Hoagie is common throughout Pennsylvania and much of southern New Jersey.William Grimes
A steak hoagie was even better. The thin-sliced meat was tender, the bun soft and fresh, the provolone properly melted, all the innards in adequate helpings and the dressing unusually tasty …Pete Bishop

Examples of hoagie in a Sentence

She had a meatball hoagie for lunch. had a steak-and-cheese hoagie for the first time in Philadelphia
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Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hoagie was in 1943

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“Hoagie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoagie. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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hoagie

noun
hoa·​gie ˈhō-gē How to pronounce hoagie (audio)
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