jelly roll

noun

A cylindrical cake containing jelly (jam).

Similar
Swiss roll
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Meanings

nounjelly roll (plural jelly rolls)

plural jelly rolls · alternative jellyroll

  1. USA cylindrical cake containing jelly (jam).

    Synonyms: Swiss roll

  2. derogatoryslangAn overweight person.
  3. USbroadlyslangThe female genitalia, sexual intercourse, or a lover.
  4. A male hairstyle, common in the 1950s USA: a roll of greased hair longitudinally aligned front to back at the middle of the head.
  5. businessAn 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.
  6. A layered style of cylindrical rechargeable battery.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cylindrical cake containing jelly (jam).

Similar
Swiss roll
Also see
swiss roll

Origin

From jelly + roll.

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APA

jelly roll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jelly%20roll

MLA

“jelly roll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jelly%20roll. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jelly roll,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jelly%20roll.

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