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
Recent Examples on the Web In the same fashion as the drinks, dishes are relatively small and rotate often in the hopes that patrons try a few unique things, like the brown sugar curry cheese curds or the Thai peanut hoagie, both on the menu as of late August. Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2024 But fans at any seat can order other creations such as a Flaming Hot Cheeto chicken tenders and meatball hoagie on a stick. Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024 The food and beverage team at State Farm Stadium is introducing a massive lineup of new food options for the 2024 Arizona Cardinals football season, ranging from a cotton candy burrito to a meatball hoagie on a stick. Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2024 On a recent evening, a dozen Black men gathered there, over hoagies from Wawa, to talk about politics. Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for hoagie 

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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 6 Oct. 2024.

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hoagie

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