po' boy
US/ˈpoʊ.bɔɪ/
po' boy noun: a sandwich made on a French bread roll cut lengthwise and usually containing a meaty filling (for example: roast beef, ham, or fried shrimp), and often dressed with ingredients like shredded lettuce, sliced tomatoes, sliced pickles, and mayonnaise.
Noun
po' boy (plural po' boys)
- A sandwich made on a French bread roll cut lengthwise and usually containing a meaty filling (for example: roast beef, ham, or fried shrimp), and often dressed with ingredients like shredded lettuce, sliced tomatoes, sliced pickles, and mayonnaise.
- Near-synonym: submarine sandwich
- Synonyms:
- submarine sandwich
Synonyms of po' boy
Forms of po' boy
| plural | po' boys |
|---|---|
| alternative form | po'boy |
| alternative form | po-boy |
| alternative form | poboy |
| alternative form | po boy |
| alternative form | poor boy |
Origin of po' boy
Generally agreed to have originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the early 1920s. The explanation for exactly how the term arose is disputed, as discussed on Wikipedia at po' boy § Etymology.
Words formed from po' boy
Words that rhyme with po' boy
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- JOI
- joy
- alloy
- Amoy
- cloy
- convoy
- deploy
- goy
- oi
- overjoy
- ploy
- travois
- ahoy
- annoy
- catboy
- Choi
- foxboy
- foy
- Hanoi
- hoi polloi
- kathoey
- poi
- Saint Croix
- soy
- Sukhoi
- accoy
- bok choy
- cocky's joy
- diaperboy
- doy
- Floy
- hoi
- hoo, boy
- hoy
- killjoy
- Kilroy
- koi
- loy
- man and boy
- noy
- oe
- oy
- pick-me boy
- ploye
- puppyboy
- Savoie
- stroy
- sugoi
Questions about po' boy
- What does po' boy mean?
- Po' boy means a sandwich made on a French bread roll cut lengthwise and usually containing a meaty filling (for example: roast beef, ham, or fried shrimp), and often dressed with ingredients like shredded lettuce, sliced tomatoes, sliced pickles, and mayonnaise.
- What part of speech is po' boy?
- Po' boy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce po' boy?
- Po' boy is pronounced /ˈpoʊ.bɔɪ/ (US).
- What is the plural of po' boy?
- The plural of po' boy is po' boys.
Words near po' boy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: po' boy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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