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jelly roll

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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Origin of jelly roll

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
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Word Origin and History for jellyroll

n.

also jelly-roll, "cylindrical cake containing jelly or jam," 1873, from jelly + roll (n.). As slang for "vagina, sexual intercourse" it dates from 1914 ("St. Louis Blues").

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