hoagie

hoagie
hoagie or hoagy [hō′gē ]
n.
pl. hoagies? altered < hoggie (/span> HOG), named in reference to large size

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hoa·gie also hoa·gy (hōʹgē) n. Chiefly Pennsylvania & New Jersey pl. hoa·gies
See submarine. See Regional Note at submarine.
  [Alteration of hoggy.]

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