Etymology

hoagie

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Today it means: A sandwich made on a long Italian bread or Italian roll. Full definition →

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hoagie · noun1

Uncertain. Often suggested to derive from hog, either in reference to Hog Island, a site of shipyards that employed Italian immigrants (who were supposedly called hoggies and who supposedly packed these sandwiches for lunch), or in reference to pork as an ingredient.

hoagie · noun2

Uncertain.

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