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hoagie

hoagie

11 8.2
A large sandwich on a long roll filled with meat, cheese, and vegetables
  • noun
  • /ˈhoʊɡi/
  • US
translation icon : sándwich
  • To confirm this, try getting a hoagie after 10 PM on a Monday.
  • hoagie bun
  • hoagie rolls
  • hoagie shop

I'm going to have a hoagie and listen to Dark Side of the Moon.

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Examples

  • He wants to know where we can get a hoagie around here.

  • I ordered a custom hoagie with 15 choices from a touch screen at a Wawa convenience store nearby the night before.

    Blog text (33)
  • I'm going to have a hoagie and listen to Dark Side of the Moon.

  • Ed wanted turkey, Tony a hoagie.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Donald lies on the floor, chomping a hoagie and reading a copy of Story by Robert McKee.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • For lunch today we'll be having chicken tenders, green beans, peaches and steak hoagie sandwich.

  • I ordered a turkey and cheese hoagie for my lunch today.

  • At the deli, you can choose between an Italian hoagie or a classic sub.

  • He often enjoys a meatball hoagie while watching the game on Sundays.

Synonyms

sandwich
vshoagie
800 1.0

Two slices of bread with food like meat or cheese between them for a meal

is the regional name used in some US areas rather than the general term
sub
vshoagie
  • Informal
27 2.8

A long bread roll filled with meat, cheese, and vegetables

is the regional name used in some US areas rather than the general term
hero
vshoagie
  • US
11 4.4

A long sandwich filled with meat, cheese, and vegetables

is the regional name used in some US areas rather than the general term
submarine
vshoagie
  • US
11 2.7

A long bread roll cut open and filled with meat, cheese, and vegetables

is the regional name used in some US areas rather than the general term
wedge
vshoagie
  • US
10 8.9

A large sandwich made from a long roll split lengthwise and filled with meat

is the regional name used in some US areas rather than the general term
bomber
vshoagie
  • US
9 8.3

A large sandwich on a long roll filled with meats and cheese

is the regional name used in some US areas rather than the general term
grinder
vshoagie
  • US
6 5.0

A long sandwich filled with meat, cheese, and vegetables

is the regional name used in some US areas rather than the general term
hoagy
vshoagie
  • US
4 7.7

A large sandwich on a long crusty roll with meat and cheese

is the regional name used in some US areas rather than the general term
torpedo
vshoagie
  • Archaic
3 3.2

A long sandwich filled with meat, cheese and salad

is the regional name used in some US areas rather than the general term
submarine sandwich
vshoagie
  • US
2 2.1

A long bread roll split open and filled with meats, cheese, and salad vegetables

is the regional name used in some US areas rather than the general term
hero sandwich
vshoagie
  • US
1 2.8

A large sandwich on a long crusty roll filled with meats, cheese, and vegetables

is the regional name used in some US areas rather than the general term
zep
vshoagie
  • US
1 9.9

A large sandwich on a long crusty roll filled with meats, cheese, and lettuce

is the regional name used in some US areas rather than the general term
Italian sandwich
vshoagie
  • US
2.6

A large sandwich made with a long crusty roll filled with meats, cheese, and vegetables

is the regional name used in some US areas rather than the general term
poor boy
vshoagie
  • US
5.3

A large sandwich made from a long crusty roll filled with meat and cheese

is the regional name used in some US areas rather than the general term

How Big

hoagie
  • US
11 8.2
sandwich
800 1.0
slider
8 3.0

Surface Forms

hoagie singular
hoagies plural
hoagys plural
hoagy singular

Etymology

Hoagie likely came from Philadelphia; one popular story says it comes from Hog Island, a shipyard where workers ate large sandwiches, and another links it to hog ('pig') because of the meat inside. So, a hoagie is a large sandwich with meats and toppings, like a 'sub' or a 'hero'.