hoagie

English

A hoagie

Alternative forms

• hoagy
• hoggie (obsolete)

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.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhoʊ.ɡi/

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• Rhymes: -əʊɡi

Noun

hoagie (plural hoagies)

1. (US, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic US) A sandwich made on a (usually soft) long Italian roll; a submarine sandwich.

   I'm going to Wawa to get a hoagie for lunch.

Synonyms

• (sandwich): see sub