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po' boy, n. U.S. Brit. |ˈpəʊ bɔɪ|, U.S. |ˈpoʊ ˌbɔɪ| Forms: 19– po boi, 19– po-boi, 19– po-boy, 19– po' boy; Also with capital initials [‹ po' adj. + boy n.1 Compare poor boy n.] More fully po' boy sandwich. A type of sandwich, originating in New Orleans, consisting of a hollowed-out French loaf variously filled with oysters, prawns, meat and gravy, etc. Cf. poor boy n.
1932New Orleans Classified Telephone Directory 108/2 Po Boi Sandwich Shoppe Inc. 1951N.Y. Herald Tribune 4 July 7/8 The beginning of the Po' Boy sandwich we credited to a sandwich shop in New Orleans. 1978C. Trillin Alice, let's Eat 166 Three hours after we had arrived..I was settled under a tree, almost too full to finish my second hot-sausage po' boy. 1984P. Prudhomme Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen x. 268, I think they're superb on sandwiches; we use them on our po boy sandwiches made with French bread and various fillings. 2003Time Out N.Y. 3 Apr. 35/4 New Orleans raised chef Richard Pierce is serving po'boys and jambalaya at this new restaurant. |