Definition of Poor boy

1. Noun. A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States.


Definition of Poor boy

1. Noun. (&lit poor boy) ¹

2. Noun. (American English) A submarine sandwich. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Poor Boy

poor
poor-mouth
poor-spirited
poor as a church mouse
poor box
poor boxes
poor boy
poor boys
poor devil
poor diddums
poor fish
poor knights of Windsor
poor law
poor man
poor man's
poor man's Tiffany
poor man's copyright
poor man's latte
poor man's lattes
poor man's orchid
poor man's pizza

Literary usage of Poor boy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920)
""poor boy, just crazy to get into the war, too, but This Erik Valborg was along, wa'n't he?" "Yes." "I think he's an awful handsome fellow, ..."

2. Traditions of the Skidi Pawnee by George Amos Dorsey (1904)
"All this time the boys would be out playing, and the poor boy would join them. ... But there was one boy who took a liking to the poor boy, although he ..."

3. Memoirs of the American Folk-lore Society by American Folklore Society (1904)
"All this time the boys would be out playing, and the poor boy would join them. ... But there was one boy who took a liking to the poor boy, although he ..."

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