hero sandwich

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hero sandwich

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The New York term hero is first attested in 1937. Unlikely to be related to gyro, since those were not well known in the US at the time.

noun hero sandwiches

US A large sandwich on a long thick bun.
Similar: hero, more at submarine sandwich

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@misc{hero_sandwich_2026,
  title = {hero sandwich},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hero%20sandwich},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}