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roly-poly Definition


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roly-poly
adj
    1. Round and podgy.
noun roly-polies
    1. A strip of suet pastry spread with jam and rolled up, then baked or steamed.
      Form: roly-poly pudding (also)
    2. colloq
      A round podgy person.
    3. The children's game of rolling over and over down a hill or grassy slope, etc.
    (Austral)
    4. Any of several bushy plants, found in arid regions, that break off and roll in the wind.
Etymology: 19c.



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