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Definition of "hoagie" []

  • Chiefly Pennsylvania & New Jersey See submarine. See Regional Note at submarine. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hoagie" in a sentence
  • "A hoagie is a sandwich -- or as Sinatra would have called it, 'a sangwich '-- made with fresh, thinly sliced lunch meats and provolone cheese on an Italian roll, stuffed with pickles, hot peppers and just anything else edible that could be found behind the counter."
  • "Exploring the world of big, economical sandwiches that had legendary origins - the "hoagie""
  • "The Sandwich Hunter should do well against Philadelphia - where the term "hoagie" originated."