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Definition of Roly-poly
1. Noun. A rotund individual.
Generic synonyms: Large Person
Antonyms: Thin Person
Derivative terms: Fatty
2. Adjective. Short and plump.
Similar to: Fat
Derivative terms: Dumpiness, Pudge, Pudginess, Rolypoliness, Tubbiness
3. Noun. Pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and rolled up and baked or steamed.
Generic synonyms: Pudding
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Definition of Roly-poly
1. Adjective. (colloquial often childish or humorous) short and plump ¹
2. Noun. A short, plump person. ¹
3. Noun. (British) A steamed pudding made from suet pastry containing jam or fruit. ¹
4. Noun. In gymnastics, a forward or sideways roll, such as that down a hill. ¹
5. Noun. A pill bug, potato bug or sowbug. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Roly-poly
Literary usage of Roly-poly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Games, Gaming, and Gamesters' Law by Francis Frederick Brandt (1871)
"By this statute the game of roulet or roly- poly is denounced. ... Roulet or
roly-poly is then placed in the same category with lotteries, passage, ..."
2. The Cornhill Magazine by George Smith (1898)
"You will pass him easily if yon are riding a ROLY POLY CYCLE and he is riding
anything else. A fair customer writes:—After being unable for many years to ..."
3. Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories: A by Robert Ford (1904)
"And on the way he met a Rat, With a roly-poly, gammon and spinach, Heigho, ...
They gave a loud knock, and they gave a loud call, With a roly-poly, ..."
4. The Nursery (1875)
"roly-poly is three years old, Three years old, and a trifle over : Roly-Poly is
round ... Roly-Poly has stars for eyes, A heavenly chin with a dimple in it, ..."
5. Parodies of the Works of English & American Authors by Walter Hamilton (1887)
"... he would an acting go, Heigho ! says Kemble ; He raised the price which he
thought too low, Whether the public would let him or no ; With his roly-poly, ..."
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