hoagie

noun

hoa·​gie ˈhō-gē 

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

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

Synonyms

• Cuban sandwich
• grinder
• hero
• Italian sandwich
• po'boy
• poor boy
• sub
• submarine
• torpedo

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Here's what to know about Wawa: What is Wawa? Wawa, which serves custom hoagies and hot breakfasts, among other foods, has earned the brand a cult following. —Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 7 Sep. 2024

Yes, but: The Pennsylvania company's stores are well-known for personal hoagies and breakfast sammies. —Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024

Over the past four years in Denver, he’s built a huge following for his hoagies and other dishes at pop-ups at Bar Dough, King of Wings and Sunny’s. —Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2024

However, a sleeper hit on the menu is actually the Italian sandwich, a behemoth loaded down with meats and cheeses on a hoagie sub roll. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

hoagie

noun

hoa·​gie ˈhō-gē 

: submarine entry 2 sense 2