roly-poly
adjective
[ rəʊlɪˈpəʊli ]
• (of a person) having a round, plump appearance.
• "a roly-poly young boy"
Similar:
chubby,
plump,
fat,
stout,
rotund,
buxom,
well upholstered,
well covered,
well padded,
of ample proportions,
ample,
round,
rounded,
well rounded,
full,
fattish,
dumpy,
chunky,
broad in the beam,
portly,
overweight,
fleshy,
paunchy,
bulky,
corpulent,
tubby,
pudgy,
beefy,
porky,
blubbery,
poddy,
podgy,
fubsy,
lard-arsed,
zaftig,
corn-fed,
pursy,
abdominous,
roly-poly
noun
• a pudding made of a sheet of suet pastry covered with jam or fruit, formed into a roll, and steamed or baked.
• "a nice bit of jam roly-poly"
• a bushy tumbleweed.
Origin:
early 17th century: fanciful formation from the verb roll.
