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roly-poly

adjective

short and plump; pudgy

noun 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 tumbleweed

See roly-poly in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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