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jelly-roll

jel·ly-roll
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jel-ee rohl]
    • /ˈdʒɛl i roʊl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jel-ee rohl]
    • /ˈdʒɛl i roʊl/

Definitions of jelly-roll word

  • noun jelly-roll a thin, rectangular layer of sponge cake, spread with fruit jelly and rolled up. 1
  • noun jelly-roll Slang: Vulgar. the vagina. sexual intercourse. 1

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Origin of jelly-roll

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Jelly-roll

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

jelly-roll popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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