Roly-poly Definition
rōlē-pōlē
noun
A short plump person or thing.
American Heritage
A pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam, rolled up, and boiled, steamed, etc.
Webster's New World
A tumbleweed.
Webster's New World
In gymnastics, a forward or sideways roll, such as that down a hill.
Wiktionary
A pill bug, potato bug or sowbug.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- butterball
- fat person
- fatty
- fatso
- roly-poly pudding
adjective
Short and plump; pudgy.
Webster's New World
Origin of Roly-poly
Alteration and reduplication of roll
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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