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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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 LaRosa's offers more than 40 menu selections, including pizza, calzones, chicken wings, hoagies and pasta dishes. Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 30 Sep. 2024 When Shapiro and Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visited during the Eagles-Steelers game, the C6 crew got Pennsylvania's leader a kosher hoagie from Fishtown. Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hoagie

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 12 Mar. 2025.

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hoagie

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