roly-polies

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• roly-poly — [rō′lē pō′lē] adj. [redupl. of ROLL] short and plump; pudgy n. pl. roly polies 1. a roly poly thing or person, esp. a child 2. Chiefly Brit. a pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam, rolled up, and boiled, steamed, etc. 3. Austral. a… …   English World dictionary

• roly-poly pudding — noun pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and rolled up and baked or steamed • Syn: ↑roly poly • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• roly-poly — ro|ly po|ly1 [ˌrəuli ˈpəuli US ˌrouli ˈpou ] adj informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: ROLL1] a roly poly person is round and fat roly poly 2 roly poly2 plural roly polies n [U and C] a British sweet food made of ↑jam that is rolled up inside… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• roly-poly — /ˌroʊli ˈpoʊli / (say .rohlee pohlee) adjective 1. plump and podgy, as a person, a young animal, etc. –noun (plural roly polies) 2. a roly poly person or thing: *she is praying for Jack, the beautiful boy, and Stephen, the laughing roly poly, her …  

• roly-poly — /roh lee poh lee, poh lee/, adj., n., pl. roly polies. adj. 1. short and plumply round, as a person or a young animal. n. 2. a roly poly person or thing. 3. Chiefly Brit. a sheet of biscuit dough spread with jam, fruit, or the like, rolled up and …   Universalium

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• Pingu episodes series 1 — This is an list of episodes with synopses for series 1 of the stop motion animated television series Pingu . =Series 1 (1986 1991)= Pingu is Introduced:Alternative title Hello Pingu Pingu and his parents are having lunch, but Pingu is eating… …   Wikipedia