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Definition of roly-poly noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

roly-poly

noun
 
/ˌrəʊli ˈpəʊli/
 
/ˌrəʊli ˈpəʊli/
(plural roly-polies)
(also roly-poly pudding)
[uncountable, countable] (British English)
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  1. a hot dessert (= a sweet dish) made from suet pastry spread with jam and rolled up
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: fanciful formation from the verb roll.

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