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jelly bellies

jelly bellies is the plural of jelly belly.

Meaning of jelly belly

Noun

jelly belly (plural jelly bellies)

  1. (slang) Rolls of fat that form around the stomach of an overweight person.
    • My stretchy top kept riding above my jelly belly, but I didn't care.2008, Simmone Howell, Everything Beautiful
  2. (slang) An obese person.
    • Wait for me, patiently, at the bottom of the run, ask if I want to take a break and, above all, do not yell “come on you jelly belly” when I'm struggling to complete a tough run or taking half a day to force my feet into my ski boots.2019, Larry McCoy, Grandma Told Me to Never Believe Anything Grandpa Says

Questions about jelly bellies

What is jelly bellies the plural of?
Jelly bellies is the plural of jelly belly.

Words near jelly bellies in the dictionary

  1. jelly
  2. jelly babies
  3. jelly baby
  4. jelly bean
  5. jelly beans
  6. jelly bellies
  7. jelly belly
  8. jelly blubber
  9. jelly blubbers
  10. jelly bracelet
  11. jelly bracelets

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