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How to pronounce roly-poly in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dumpy, podgy, pudgy, tubby
Derivation rolypoliness
Type Words
Synonyms roly-poly pudding
Type of pudding
Type Words
Synonyms butterball, fat person, fatso, fatty
Type of large person

Examples of roly-poly

roly-poly
Jam roly-poly and bread and butter pudding would be a comfort experience too far.
From the express.co.uk
She's even been spotted doing the odd roly poly down the bank at Mt Smart Stadium.
From the nzherald.co.nz
A roly poly is a squat round terrestrial crustacean that, as bugs go, is likeable.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Rumpled and slightly roly-poly, Califano has had to overcome some handicaps.
From the time.com
Forty-seven years old and roly-poly, he has spent 23 years in rectitudinous monogamy.
From the time.com
I expect Payne to be a roly-poly man, inelegantly dressed, uncomfortable in his skin.
From the guardian.co.uk
The image of the roly-poly chef is an enduring stereotype, and sometimes for good reason.
From the nytimes.com
The Smart's roly-poly handling and tall stance do not inspire confidence.
From the kentucky.com
Roly poly beets, their manes of raggedy leaves cinched into bundles, posed seductively.
From the orlandosentinel.com