jelly roll

See also: jellyroll

English

Alternative forms

• jellyroll

Etymology

jelly +‎ roll

Pronunciation

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Noun

jelly roll (plural jelly rolls)

1. (US) A cylindrical cake containing jelly (jam).

   Synonym: Swiss roll

2. (derogatory, slang) An overweight person.
3. (by extension, US 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. (finance) 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.

Derived terms

• jelly roll pan

Translations

cylindrical cake — see Swiss roll