Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jelly roll

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: jel-ly roll
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cylindrical cake containing jelly (jam).

American usage

noun

An overweight person.

Derogatory; Slang

noun

The female genitalia, sexual intercourse, or a lover.

American usage; Slang

noun

a male hairstyle, common in the 1950s USA, a roll of greased hair longitudinally aligned front to back at the middle of the head

noun

An options position consisting of two calls and two puts, which can be seen as a combination of synthetic long and short positions with different expiries, or a combination of a put time spread and a call time spread.

Etymology

From jelly + roll.

Usage

Inflected Forms

jelly rolls (plural) jellyroll (alternative)

Phrases

jelly roll pan

Synonyms

Swiss roll

Questions

What does jelly roll mean?: A cylindrical cake containing jelly (jam).
Where does jelly roll come from?: From jelly + roll.

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