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
Pete BishopExamples of hoagie in a Sentence
She had a meatball hoagie for lunch.
had a steak-and-cheese hoagie for the first time in Philadelphia
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After years of selling his wildly popular hoagies out of his apartment and popping up at different locations around town, Little Arthur’s landed a permanent spot at Out of the Barrel Taproom, 205 E. 7th Ave., last August.
—Sara Rosenthal, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Walk down an artistic hallway to the building's basement cafes (stop at Wiener World for a hot dog or hoagie), and then follow the signs to the U.S. Steel Tower main lobby.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
The bun, a soft hoagie roll, is toasted on one side to offer a bit more crunch and structural support.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2025
Swedish meatball sub Swedish meatballs in a nutmeg cream sauce with pickles and fresh dill on a hoagie roll.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2025
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Sara Rosenthal, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Walk down an artistic hallway to the building's basement cafes (stop at Wiener World for a hot dog or hoagie), and then follow the signs to the U.S. Steel Tower main lobby.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
The bun, a soft hoagie roll, is toasted on one side to offer a bit more crunch and structural support.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2025
Swedish meatball sub Swedish meatballs in a nutmeg cream sauce with pickles and fresh dill on a hoagie roll.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hoagie
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“Hoagie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoagie. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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