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jellyroll

jellyroll is the alternative spelling of jelly roll.

Meaning of jelly roll

Noun

jelly roll (plural jelly rolls)

  1. (US) A cylindrical cake containing jelly (jam).
    Synonyms:
    Swiss roll
  2. (derogatory, slang) An overweight person.
  3. (US, broadly, slang) The 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. 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.

Forms of jellyroll

pluraljellyrolls

Questions about jellyroll

What is jellyroll the alternative spelling of?
Jellyroll is the alternative spelling of jelly roll.

Words near jellyroll in the dictionary

  1. jellying
  2. jellyish
  3. jellyleaf
  4. jellylike
  5. jellyplankton
  6. jellyroll
  7. jellyrolls
  8. jellyvore
  9. jellyvores
  10. jellyvorous
  11. jelous

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