poor boy
Long stuffed roll
A poor boy is a submarine sandwich, the term used especially in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region.
The classic New Orleans poor boy (also spelled po'boy) features fried seafood or roast beef on crusty French bread.
The name supposedly comes from free sandwiches given to striking streetcar workers—"poor boys"—in 1929.
Outside this context, poor boy simply describes someone lacking money: He was just a poor boy from the wrong side of town.
- subFill-in worker
- grinderCrushing or sharpening device
- needyWanting in essentials
- sandwichFilling between bread slices
- heroOne admired for courage
muffuletta · fried shrimp · roast beef · cold cuts · wedge · submarine sandwich · torpedo · French bread · dressed · destitute · underprivileged · indigent · disadvantaged · hard times · empty pockets · Louisiana cuisine · barefoot · rags
poor boywrap
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burrito · lettuce wrap · taco · pita pocket · open-faced sandwich
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