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poboy

poboy is the alternative form of po' boy.

Meaning of po' boy

Noun

po' boy (plural po' boys)

  1. (US, especially New Orleans and the Deep South) 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

Forms of poboy

pluralpoboys

Questions about poboy

What is poboy the alternative form of?
Poboy is the alternative form of po' boy.

Words near poboy in the dictionary

  1. poblanos
  2. Poblete
  3. Pobletes
  4. pobody's nerfect
  5. Poboru
  6. poboy
  7. poboys
  8. pobs
  9. POC
  10. POCA
  11. Pocahontas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: poboy (page history and authors); 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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