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 of hoagie

• submarine
• hero
• sub

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

Like, hoagies are Philadelphia! —Susan Spencer, CBS News, 17 May 2026

Food critic, specializing in hoagies. —Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2026

The Butcher's Grind Cheeseburger is topped with cheddar cheese and pickles, and the Italian Sausage comes loaded with onions and vinegar peppers on a hoagie roll. —Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026

Using a large spatula, transfer each pile to a hoagie roll. —Jed Portman, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026

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