jello

[jel-oh]

noun

1. a gelatin dessert.

Word History and Origins

Origin of jello¹

Genericized spelling of trademarked Jell-O

Example Sentences

But your homemade meals don’t have to resemble a frozen TV dinner, with its segmented tray of meat, an amorphous sauce, a scoop of peas or rice and a mysterious, saccharine lump of... jello?

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Not your typical underground jello wrestling show, this Seattle specific event is produced by women and combines the theater sport with humor, an LGBTQ-friendly atmosphere and an emphasis on diverse ethnicities and body types.

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Either way, there’s a choice of champagne toast or jello shot toast at midnight.

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“Imagine sitting at the dinner table as a child in the early ’70s and seeing red ‘jello’ at the dinner table,” Lisa wrote.

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The straight lines in the frame still looked straight and did not succumb to much rolling shutter jello effect.

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