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Thank you so much for listening to this podcast. Today's expression, Roly Poly, Roly Poly R -O -L -Y.
I'm starting to get Roly Poly.
I'm looking a little Roly Poly.
are you rolly -polly I think all of us when we were born were rolly -polly and then as we get older when we get even more rolly -polly what is rolly - polly well in one word it means fat it does I'm sorry it means fat now not it It doesn't have to be, you know, massive, huge, fat, like 600 kilograms, or whatever, pounds.
No, no, no. Just, it, it could be, for example, look at, you've, you've probably seen me, maybe in my videos.
And I think most people would say Shane is not fat.
However, you have not seen my stomach. And when I sit down, oh my goodness, I look like a bakery.
I have so many rolls It's true I'm a little bit fat well not obviously like Santa Claus fat But still it's relative so I'm getting roly -poly I'm starting to get fat.
I'm getting soft. I'm getting round Now roly -poly does that sound like a mean word or does that sound kind of cute kind of nice?
Yeah, it is kind of cute, kind of nice, so if I say I'm starting to get Roly -Poly, I don't really care.
Actually I probably enjoy it.
It means that I'm eating really good and I'm eating delicious foods, maybe lots of chocolate, lots of other delicious things and I like it.
I like that I'm getting Roly -Poly and that is the case for me.
I do like it. It's winter time.
I need to, you know, get fatter so that I can stay warm.
What about you? Are you a little rolly polly or are you a lot rolly polly?
That's okay. It's a cute word. It means you don't mind be comfortable with who and what you are.
Let's check out the dialogue.
You'd better just have one slice.
Aw, but one slice might not be enough.
You're gonna get roly poly!
So, if I get roly poly, you won't love me?!
Of course not! That's right!
There will be more of me to love, so you'll have to love me more!
Aww, that's such a cute couple, that's right.
the more roly poly you are the more love you require right I hope so yeah if you have a boyfriend and girlfriend husband wife if they are getting roly poly that means you need to love them more because there's more of them to love isn't that Everybody for love, we need to get more Rollie -Poley!
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And that's it today.
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Bye -bye! You'd better just have one slice.
Awww... But one slice might not be enough!
You're gonna get Rollie -Poley!
So, if I get Rollie -Poley, you won't love me?
Of course not. That's right!
There will be more of me to love!
So you'll have to love me more!
You'd better just have one slice.
Aww! But one slice might not be enough!
You're gonna get ROLI -POLI!
So...if I get ROLI -POLI you won't love me?
Of course not! That's right!
There will be more of me to love!
So you'll have to love me more!