Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hoh-gee]
- /ˈhoʊ gi/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hoh-gee]
- /ˈhoʊ gi/
Definitions of hoagie word
- noun plural hoagie a hero sandwich. 1
- noun hoagie A sandwich made on a (usually soft) long Italian roll. 1
- noun hoagie submarine sandwich 1
- countable noun hoagie A hoagie is a sandwich made with a long, narrow bread roll. 0
- noun hoagie a sandwich made with a long, narrow bread roll 0
- noun hoagie hero sandwich 0
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Origin of hoagie
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
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
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hoagie
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hoagie popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hoagie usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hoagie
noun hoagie
- sandwich — a town in E Kent, in SE England: one of the Cinque Ports.
- hero — a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: He became a local hero when he saved the drowning child.
- submarine — a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
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See also
Matching words
- Words starting with h
- Words starting with ho
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