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to get a hoogie

to get a hoogie

9.9
Buy a sandwich called a hoogie from a local shop
  • phrasal verb
  • Informal
: comprar un sándwich
  • We decided to get a hoogie for lunch because the local deli is famous for them.

Examples

  • Every time I visit this neighborhood, I make sure to get a hoogie from my favorite shop.

  • Did you get a hoogie from that new deli?

  • She's been craving something salty, so she wants to get a hoogie after work.

  • I want to get a hoogie for lunch.

  • I always get a hoogie from the corner shop when I feel hungry.

  • After class, my friends and I like to get a hoogie at the local deli.

  • On weekends, we often get a hoogie for a quick bite during our day out.

Synonyms

to grab a sandwich
vsto get a hoogie
  • Informal
5 1.4

To get and eat a sandwich quickly as a simple meal

refers to buying or receiving a regional casual bread meal rather than quick eating

Surface Forms

get a hoogie infinitive
got a hoogie past
got a hoogie past participle
getting a hoogie present participle
gets a hoogie third person singular

Morphology

get + a + hoogie

This is a straightforward verb + determiner + noun construction: 'get' (to obtain) + 'a' + 'hoogie' (a type of sandwich). If a learner knows the noun 'hoogie', the meaning 'to obtain/buy a hoogie' is directly derivable from the constituents and follows a highly productive, cross-linguistically common pattern.

Etymology

Get a hoogie may come from the sandwich name hoogie, which one popular story says was made for workers on 'Hog Island' who ate big sandwiches while they worked. So to get a hoogie today means 'to buy or receive a sandwich'.