gelly
noun
Meaning
- An explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate absorbed onto a base of wood pulp.
- A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set, known as "jello" in North America.
- A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin. Known as "jam" in Commonwealth English.
- A savoury substance, derived from meat, that has the same texture as the dessert.
- Any substance or object having the consistency of jelly.
- A jellyfish.
- A pretty girl; a girlfriend.
- A coconut with soft or gelatinous meat inside as well as the meat itself (which is of regular quality if the coconut is immature)
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