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hoagie

n.
US //ˈhoʊɡi// UK //hˈəʊdʒi// hoagie
Synonyms
Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

Uncertain.

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