roly-poly
adjective/ˌrəʊli ˈpəʊli/
/ˌrəʊli ˈpəʊli/
[only before noun] (informal)- (of people) short and round synonym plumpTopics Appearancec2Word Originearly 17th cent.: fanciful formation from the verb roll.
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