Definition of "roly-poly" [ro•ly-po•ly]

• Short and plump; pudgy. (adjective)
• A short plump person or thing. (noun)
• Chiefly British A pudding made of jam or fruit rolled up in pastry dough and baked or steamed until soft. (noun)
• See pill bug. (noun)

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• "Dylan was a "healthy, chunky, roly-poly boy," said his aunt, Amy Compton."
• "Although he was slender and spare with silver wire-rimmed glasses, there was something about him that reminded Sharon of a roly-poly Santa Claus."
• ""Roll the boiled egg down Astroturf knoll" and "the Baga bronze roly-poly" are two of my works in progress."