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
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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
How about New York-style pushcart onion sauce, Chicago-style sport peppers and a teriyaki glaze atop a frank in a hoagie roll?
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
The nation’s high cost of living and increased lifespan means that Gen X’s duties are elongated, looking more like, well, a hoagie or $15 footlong.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 June 2024
The convenience and retail stores serve custom hoagies and hot breakfasts, among other foods, which have earned the brand a cult following.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 5 June 2024
Wawa, a popular gas station chain known for its hoagies, breakfast sandwiches, snacks and coffee, will begin building its first Indiana store on the north side of Indianapolis next week.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2024
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Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
The nation’s high cost of living and increased lifespan means that Gen X’s duties are elongated, looking more like, well, a hoagie or $15 footlong.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 June 2024
The convenience and retail stores serve custom hoagies and hot breakfasts, among other foods, which have earned the brand a cult following.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 5 June 2024
Wawa, a popular gas station chain known for its hoagies, breakfast sandwiches, snacks and coffee, will begin building its first Indiana store on the north side of Indianapolis next week.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2024
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“Hoagie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoagie. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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hoagie
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hoa·gie
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