ˈroll-about,a.andn.rare. [f. roll v.2] A.adj. Plump, podgy, roly-poly. 1815Scott Guy M. xxvi, A little fat roll-about girl of six, holding her mouth up to be kissed. B.n. A wanderer; a rolling stone. 1893Baring-Gould Cheap Jack Zita I. 160 You are a rambler and a roll-about—never in one place.