[Ads-l] Antedating of "Po' Boy"

[Laurence Horn]

I'd have wagered that the original New Orleans po' boy sandwiches were
based on oysters (whether or not a freight thereof).  Maybe just the best
ones.

LH

On Sat, Feb 7, 2026 at 8:26 AM Jesse Sheidlower <jester at panix.com> wrote:

> Barry Popik has this quotation in his entry for _po' boy_ (along with a
> couple of not-obviously-relevant precursors).
>
> https://barrypopik.com/blog/po_boy_or_poor_boy
>
> On Sat, Feb 07, 2026 at 12:50:19PM +0000, Shapiro, Fred wrote:
> > po' boy (OED 1932)
> >
> > 1929 New Orleans States 5 Nov. 2/2 (GenealogyBank)
> >
> > Presently the tree-shaded courthouse lawn was dotted with groups gnawing
> at the huge sandwiches New Orleans knows as the "po-boy sandwich" — whole
> loaves of French bread split lengthwise and filled with a freight of ham,
> sausage or cheese — and drinking from bottles of pop.
> >
> > Fred Shapiro
> >
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