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noun
A large sandwich on a long thick bun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Synonyms: hero, more at submarine sandwich
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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 States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bomber, grinder, hero, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sandwich
History
The New York term hero is first attested in 1937. Unlikely to be related to gyro, since those were not well known in the US at the time.
