jelly roll

American  

noun

1. a thin, rectangular layer of sponge cake, spread with fruit jelly and rolled up.

2. Slang: Vulgar.

   1. the vagina.

   2. sexual intercourse.

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Etymology

Origin of jelly roll

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Example Sentences

I ate a jelly roll purchased earlier that day at a Mexican bakery, and fistfuls of Cheez-Its.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022

When I realized I had only two petite jelly roll pans and needed to go to bed rather than wait for one of them to be cool again, I tried to channel Erin.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2018

Or you can go even more unplugged and roll up pasta sheets, jelly roll style, then hand-cut them into noodles.

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2016

Yes, that’s what it means, as does jelly roll.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2013

Sissy took a ball of stiff yellow dough, rolled it flat with the rolling pin, then rolled the flat dough up like a jelly roll.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith