# poor boy

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Synonym of submarine sandwich.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see poor, boy: especially, an impoverished male child.

## Etymology
Generally agreed to have originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the early 1920s; the explanation for exactly how the term arose is disputed, as discussed in Wikipedia at po' boy § Etymology.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/poor-boy