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hoa⋅gy

  [hoh-gee]
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–noun, plural -gies. New Jersey and Pennsylvania (chiefly Philadelphia).
a hero sandwich.
Also, hoagie.

Origin:
1965–70, Americanism; a number of anecdotal hypotheses have been advanced as to the orig. of the word, most claiming it to be derivative of hog, either in reference to pork as an ingredient, or as an epithet for a person capable of eating such a sandwich, or alluding to Hog Island, an industrial and shipping area of South Philadelphia; but corroborating evidence is lacking; see -ie

Regional variation note:
See hero sandwich.
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Car⋅mi⋅chael

  [kahr-mahy-kuhl]
–noun
1. Hoag⋅land Howard  [hohg-luhnd] , (“Hoagy”), 1899–1981, U.S. songwriter and musician.
2. Stoke⋅ly [stohk-lee] , (Kwame Ture), 1941–1998, U.S. civil-rights leader, born in Trinidad: chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 1966–67.
3. a town in central California, near Sacramento. 43,108.
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hoa·gie also hoa·gy   (hō'gē)   
n.   pl. hoa·gies Chiefly Pennsylvania & New Jersey
See submarine. See Regional Note at submarine.

[Alteration of hoggy.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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submarine

  1. n.
    and sub; hoagy; torpedo; grinder; poor boy; hero. a long sandwich containing many different foods. (Sometimes many feet long. It is cut into smaller segments for serving a group. Usually contains sliced meats and cheese, as well as tomatoes and onions. Terms vary depending on where you are in the country.) : He ordered a submarine, but he couldn't finish it.
  2. n.
    a large marijuana cigarette. : Look at the size of that sub!
  3. n.
    [menstrual] tampon. : My God! I'm out of submarines!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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