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
Ann Himmelberger WaldHoagie is the name given to the sandwich in Philadelphia. Hoagie is common throughout Pennsylvania and much of southern New Jersey.—William Grimes
William GrimesA 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
Pete BishopExamples 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
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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
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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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