roly-poly

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌɹəʊlɪˈpəʊli/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈɹoʊliˈpoʊli/

Adjective

roly-poly

1. (colloquial, often, childish or humorous) Short and plump.
2. Moving with a roll and sway.

Adverb

roly-poly

1. By rolling, so as to roll.
2. (obsolete) Directly, without hesitating.

Noun

roly-poly

1. (colloquial) A short, plump person.

   Synonyms: Thesaurus:fat person

2. (British) A steamed pudding made from suet pastry containing jam or fruit.
3. (gymnastics) A forward roll or sideways roll.

   Synonyms: forward roll, somersault

4. A terrestrial crustacean of suborder Oniscidea; pill bug, potato bug or sowbug.

   Synonyms: Thesaurus:woodlouse

5. A toy that rights itself when pushed over.
6. (uncountable) An old game in which balls are bowled into holes or thrown into hats placed on the ground.

Translations

• French: culbuto, ramponeau, ramponneau, poussah
• German: Stehaufmännchen
• Italian: misirizzi
• Portuguese: (Brazil) joão-bobo, (Portugal) sempre-em-pé
• Russian: неваля́шка
• Spanish: tentetieso, tentempié, mono porfiado, muñeco porfiado, porfiado, (Andalusia) siempretieso, dominguillo

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