The first question, for those unfamiliar with the name, is "What is a hoagie?"
A hoagie is a type of submarine sandwich, which is a long roll of either French or Italian bread that has been split open and filled with a wide range of fillings.
The hoagie originated in the Philadelphia area of the US. It's not altogether certain what the origins of the name are, but there are a few explanations.
The first is that it was a sandwich eaten by Italians working at the Philadelphia shipyard of Hog Island during World War I, and it was called the Hog Island Sandwich, which was later shortened to Hoagie. A second explanation was that it came from the slang "on the hoke" meaning someone who was destitute, and that these were given sandwiches filled with scraps. It was called a hokie, which was pronounced hoagie by the Italians.
A third explanation is that it came from the street vendors known as "hokey-pokey men" who sold a range of foods.
Whatever the origin of the name, it's a submarine sandwich.
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