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poor boy
poor′ boy`
n.
Chiefly New Orleans. a hero sandwich. [1875–80] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  poor boy - a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United Stateshero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, sub, Cuban sandwich, grinder, submarine sandwich, zep, torpedo, wedge, submarine, bomber, herosandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them |
poor boy
po' boyA traditional sandwich from New Orleans, Louisiana, made with a long roll of French bread and containing a variety of fillings, almost always with some kind of meat or fried seafood. ("Po' boy" being short for "poor boy," supposedly referring to striking workers in 1929 to whom a local restaurant served such sandwiches.) Primarily heard in US. Ever since leaving New Orleans to go to college, I can't stop craving a proper roast beef po' boy from back home. I'm ordering a dozen po' boys for the party, so if you have any food allergies, let me know this afternoon.See also: boypoor boy verbSee submarineSee also: boy, poorpoor boy
Related to poor boy: Poor boy sandwichSynonyms for poor boynoun a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments)Synonyms- hero sandwich
- hoagie
- hoagy
- Italian sandwich
- sub
- Cuban sandwich
- grinder
- submarine sandwich
- zep
- torpedo
- wedge
- submarine
- bomber
- hero
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