I. ro ‧ ly-po ‧ ly 1 /ˌrəʊli ˈpəʊli◂ $ ˌroʊli ˈpoʊ-/ BrE AmE adjective informal
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ roll 1 ]
a roly-poly person is round and fat
II. roly-poly 2 BrE AmE noun ( plural roly-polies ) [uncountable and countable]
a British sweet food made of ↑ jam that is rolled up inside ↑ pastry