WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
hoa•gy or hoa•gie /ˈhoʊgi/USA pronunciation
n., pl. -gies. New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Dialect Termshero (def. 4)
hoa•gy
(hō′gē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gies. New Jersey and Pennsylvania (chiefly Philadelphia).
- Dialect Termsa hero sandwich.
- 1965–70, American; a number of anecdotal hypotheses have been advanced as to the origin, originally 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
- See hero sandwich.
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