From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishroly-polyro‧ly-po‧ly1 /ˌrəʊli ˈpəʊli◂ $ ˌroʊli ˈpoʊ-/ adjective informal FATa roly-poly person is round and fat
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roly-poly• Rock was a roly-poly detective who looked like a no-hoper but who always outwitted the opposition with sly brilliance.• They walked like roly-poly dolls, their heavily padded sleeves making their arms stick out.• They have two roly-poly little boys.• Eddie's actress wife Patsy Ann Scott secretly filmed the roly-poly star as he snoozed in bed.roly-polyroly-poly2 noun (plural roly-polies) [countable, uncountable] DFFa British sweet food made of jam that is rolled up inside pastryOrigin roly-poly (1800-1900) → ROLL1 