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roly-poly
[ roh-lee-poh-lee, -poh-lee ]
roly-poly
/ ˈrəʊlɪˈpəʊlɪ /
adjective
- plump, buxom, or rotund
noun
- a strip of suet pastry spread with jam, fruit, or a savoury mixture, rolled up, and baked or steamed as a pudding
- a plump, buxom, or rotund person
- See tumbleweedan informal name for tumbleweed
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Example Sentences
No one ever forgot the roly-poly pudding made without suet; synthetic rubber was its scientific name.
In the shape of pigs—fat, roly-poly and cute—they scampered off a little distance and sat down to think about their new condition.
He was a roly-poly little man; over seventy now but still healthy-looking, with an apple-cheeked, sunburned face.
Roast stuffed duckling with baked potatoes, string beans and brussels sprouts, jam roly-poly and coffee!
"Her folks are going to travel this summer so we can't have our little roly-poly Madaline with us," she explained.
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