roly-poly

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"We had tapioca, semolina, treacle sponge pudding, as well as jam roly-poly, cake with icing and sprinkles, chocolate cake and pink custard, and more."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025

The two-time Emmy winner served as a voice consultant for the charismatic roly-poly droid BB-8, along with Ben Schwartz, in 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2023

David Byrne applies his quizzical-observer perspective in “The Fat Man’s Comin’,” a brief, brawny and elaborately arranged chamber-pop bolero about “a roly-poly man in the dark, he’s riding.”

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2022

A potbellied, roly-poly teddy bear, grown to gargantuan size, is equal parts fierce and lovable.

From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2022

Father sacrificed his favorite brown sweater, which was unraveled and remodeled into the roly-poly hide of Tom Turkey.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord