hoagie

noun

hoa·​gie ˈhō-gē 

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 hoagie…

—Ann 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

Synonyms

• sub
• hero
• submarine

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Peppi’s Steaks & Hoagies: The creator of Peppi’s Pizza brings the best of Philly to Miami with hoagies and cheesesteaks (either the Philly classic or something a little different, like a buffalo chicken cheesesteak). —Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025

For those who would take a big Italian hoagie to the grave, a la Homer Simpson, a Bay Area sandwich institution is launching a new location in the Tri-Valley. —John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025

The bun, a soft hoagie roll, is toasted on one side to offer a bit more crunch and structural support. —Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2025

Swedish meatball sub Swedish meatballs in a nutmeg cream sauce with pickles and fresh dill on a hoagie roll. —Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hoagie

• bogey
• yogi
• muscogee

Kids Definition

hoagie

noun

hoa·​gie ˈhō-gē 

: submarine entry 2 sense 2