sub vs poor boy

poor boy vs sub

sub and poor boy both are nouns.

sub is a verb but poor boy is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sub	Yes	No	Yes	No
poor boy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sub and poor boy are synonyms defined as:

sub and poor boy: 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

Other synonyms of sub include bomber, Cuban sandwich, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep.

sub (noun)	poor boy (noun)
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes	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
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

sub (verb)	poor boy (verb)
be a substitute

Difference between sub and poor boy

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