hoagie
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Uncertain. Often suggested to derive from hog, either in reference to Hog Island, a site of shipyards that employed Italian immigrants (who were supposedly called hoggies and who supposedly packed these sandwiches for lunch), or in reference to pork as an ingredient.[1]
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -əʊɡi
Noun
hoagie (plural hoagies)
- (US, central and eastern Pennsylvania) A sandwich made on a (usually soft) long Italian roll; a submarine sandwich.
- I am going to Wawa to get a hoagie for lunch.
Synonyms
- (sandwich): see sub
References
- ^ “hoagie”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.