Roly-poly
adjective
Round, fat and often short in stature.
The roly-poly puppy was very cute.
Often appears as...
- roly-poly figure
- roly-poly shape
noun
A British dessert that is filled with jam and rolled up in a spiral.
Mary made a delicious roly-poly for dessert.
Often appears as...
- jam roly-poly
- roly-poly pudding
Usage tips
Culinary
noun
A small, grey garden bug that can roll into a ball.
I found a cute roly-poly in my backyard.
Often appears as...
- find a roly-poly
- roly-poly bug
adjective
Round, fat and often short in stature.
The roly-poly puppy was very cute.
Often appears as...
- roly-poly figure
- roly-poly shape
noun
A British dessert that is filled with jam and rolled up in a spiral.
Mary made a delicious roly-poly for dessert.
Often appears as...
- jam roly-poly
- roly-poly pudding
Usage tips
Culinary
noun
A small, grey garden bug that can roll into a ball.
I found a cute roly-poly in my backyard.
Often appears as...
- find a roly-poly
- roly-poly bug
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Endearing Term
Often used affectionately to describe someone, emphasizing their roundness in a cute way.
My grandmother would call me her roly-poly grandchild.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Offensive
Can be a gentle way to describe someone's shape without being rude or insensitive.
He laughed and referred to himself as a bit roly-poly.
Pro Tip 3/3Children's Literature
Commonly found in children's books to describe cute, round characters.
The roly-poly bear became the kids' favorite storybook character.
Pro Tip 1/3Endearing Term
Often used affectionately to describe someone, emphasizing their roundness in a cute way.
My grandmother would call me her roly-poly grandchild.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Offensive
Can be a gentle way to describe someone's shape without being rude or insensitive.
He laughed and referred to himself as a bit roly-poly.
Pro Tip 3/3Children's Literature
Commonly found in children's books to describe cute, round characters.
The roly-poly bear became the kids' favorite storybook character.
Pro Tip 1/3Endearing Term
Often used affectionately to describe someone, emphasizing their roundness in a cute way.
My grandmother would call me her roly-poly grandchild.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Offensive
Can be a gentle way to describe someone's shape without being rude or insensitive.
He laughed and referred to himself as a bit roly-poly.
Pro Tip 3/3Children's Literature
Commonly found in children's books to describe cute, round characters.
The roly-poly bear became the kids' favorite storybook character.
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The strange story of the...
Wild turkeys are seen as only slightly more dangerous than sea otters, and pandas are twice as lovable as ladybugs. So some of this is physical, right? We tend to sympathize more with animals that look like us, and especially that resemble human babies, so with big, forward-facing eyes and circular faces, kind of a roly-poly posture.
Video examples
Joel Sartore: Capturing...
they really teach us that we should care is the last one of this at a lab in Ecuador the last one of this the last one of of this what to do how to get people to care about an aquatic roly-poly bug for goodness sakes whose
Video examples
The strange story of the...
Wild turkeys are seen as only slightly more dangerous than sea otters, and pandas are twice as lovable as ladybugs. So some of this is physical, right? We tend to sympathize more with animals that look like us, and especially that resemble human babies, so with big, forward-facing eyes and circular faces, kind of a roly-poly posture.
Video examples
Joel Sartore: Capturing...
they really teach us that we should care is the last one of this at a lab in Ecuador the last one of this the last one of of this what to do how to get people to care about an aquatic roly-poly bug for goodness sakes whose
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Quote examples
Tim Schafer
American Businessman
There was a 'magic rock' my mom would lift up, and under the rock was a bunch of bugs. Roly-poly bugs and worms. Somehow I thought that it was a magical world of insects, and I wanted to go there. It was the same impulse as 'Pikmin' - I wanted to go into that world.
Quote examples
Raveena Tandon
Indian Actress
I was this roly-poly kid at school.
Quote examples
Tim Schafer
American Businessman
There was a 'magic rock' my mom would lift up, and under the rock was a bunch of bugs. Roly-poly bugs and worms. Somehow I thought that it was a magical world of insects, and I wanted to go there. It was the same impulse as 'Pikmin' - I wanted to go into that world.
Quote examples
Raveena Tandon
Indian Actress
I was this roly-poly kid at school.
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