po' boy

po' boy

A 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: boy
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

poor boy

verb
See submarine
See also: boy, poor
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • poor boy
  • submarine
  • submarine (sandwich)
  • sub
  • sub (sandwich)
  • grinder
  • hoagie
  • hoagy
  • hero (sandwich)
  • long bread
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Using family recipes and no frozen products, the restaurant co-owned by Richard and Penny Schweigel of Mount Prospect offers fried, smothered and broasted chicken, catfish, pulled pork and a shrimp po' boy sandwich, among other items.