Roly-poly people are pleasantly fat and round. a short, roly-poly man with laughing eyes. a roly-poly person is round and fat (ROLL). roly-polies a British sweet food made of jam that is rolled up inside pastry
pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and rolled up and baked or steamed
sweet dough spread with jam or fruit filling then rolled and baked; fat person, fatso (Slang)