Jelly?

[JoeyA]

In my neck of the woods, we often jokingly, sometimes hopefully and seldom seriously ask for JELLY if we have done a favor in the pool room whether it be a steer, some advice, a bit of information that will help another individual make a score, win a tournament etc. JELLY in this case obviously means CASH. JELLY is something sweet and a returned favor is always sweet.

I have heard JELLY referred to as something else from time to time and I was wondering if anyone else has a take on this other use of JELLY, what it actually means and where it came from.
Thanks,
JoeyA

 

[hemicudas]

In my neck of the woods, we often jokingly, sometimes hopefully and seldom seriously ask for JELLY if we have done a favor in the pool room whether it be a steer, some advice, a bit of information that will help another individual make a score, win a tournament etc. JELLY in this case obviously means CASH. JELLY is something sweet and a returned favor is always sweet.

I have heard JELLY referred to as something else from time to time and I was wondering if anyone else has a take on this other use of JELLY, what it actually means and where it came from.
Thanks,
JoeyA

Jelly, short for Jelly Roll, is exactly as you say in the south and other parts of the country, Joey but in Chicago, Detroit, etc. it can mean Snappers, Vitamins or by all means, Speed.

 

[Pushout]

In all my years around pool, I've NEVER heard this term.

 

[jayburger]

pushout i find it hard to believe that you have never heard the term"jelly" if you have ever been around gambling any around spartanburg. I am from spartanburg(chesnee actually) and have heard this since 1980.

 

[watchez]

Jelly, short for Jelly Roll, is exactly as you say in the south and other parts of the country, Joey but in Chicago, Detroit, etc. it can mean Snappers, Vitamins or by all means, Speed.

.....correct Bill, as in jellybeans.

 

[Mystick Cue Fan]

Jelly:------a. given to the middleman who set up the game,
b. given to your running mate after making a good score....
c. a piece of the auction money that your player just won......etc....



There are many more occasions where a jelly is warranted but these seem to be some of the most common.

Tony

 

[JoeyA]

.....correct Bill, as in jellybeans.

Ohhhh, because the speed pills are different colors LIKE jellybeans??.... not necessarily sweet. Got it, I think.
Thanks,
JoeyA

 

[Dead Money]

I like apple jelly best but I'll eat grape if none is avaliable

 

[Tennesseejoe]

"Jelly up" or "jelly down"---do what you need to do to get the job done.

 

[ShootingArts]

had another meaning years ago

In my neck of the woods, we often jokingly, sometimes hopefully and seldom seriously ask for JELLY if we have done a favor in the pool room whether it be a steer, some advice, a bit of information that will help another individual make a score, win a tournament etc. JELLY in this case obviously means CASH. JELLY is something sweet and a returned favor is always sweet.

I have heard JELLY referred to as something else from time to time and I was wondering if anyone else has a take on this other use of JELLY, what it actually means and where it came from.
Thanks,
JoeyA

"jelly roll" had another meaning many many years ago in the black community well before our time and I still hear it used now and then or even shortened to just jelly with the original meaning. Jelly roll, jazz, words originally used as substitutes for things that couldn't be said in polite society or mixed company. The south being a true melting pot many things including language get passed around and the meaning often evolves. I spent too much time listening to old people talking and it often makes things sound strange now since words often mean something a little different to me.

Hu

 

[Skeezicks]

I like apple jelly best

Apple butter is good too.

 

[Skeezicks]

I have heard JELLY referred to as something else from time to time and I was wondering if anyone else has a take on this other use of JELLY, what it actually means and where it came from.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=j&p=1

jelly
1381, from O.Fr. gelÈe "a frost, jelly," lit. fem. pp. of geler "congeal," from L. gelare "to freeze," from gelu "frost." Jellyfish as the popular name of the medusa and similar sea-creatures is from 1841. Jellybean first attested 1908. Jellyroll "cylindrical cake containing jelly or jam" is from 1895; as slang for "vagina, sexual intercourse" it dates from 1914 ("St. Louis Blues").