jello

jello
A material possession that designates someone as particularly wealthy and sophisticated; also, the state of being particularly wealthy and sophisticated. Gelatin was discovered in Victorian times, but only the most wealthy Victorians could afford it. They were actually more interested in crafting it into elaborate molds than in eating it; the more elaborate the mold, the more sophisticated the Victorian.

Wow, Sarah, that outfit is really jello!


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  • Jello — Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H. Rechtsform Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H. Sitz Graz, Österreich Branche …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Jello — may refer to:* Jell O, a brand name for gelatin desserts * Sphyraena jello the pickhandle barracudaPeople* Jello Biafra, American lead singer and songwriter for the San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys * Green Jellÿ, the comedy heavy metal… …   Wikipedia

  • jello — n. m. (Québec) Gelée à saveur de fruit, préparée à partir d une poudre de fabrication industrielle. Du jello au citron …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • jello — ☆ jello [jel′ō ] n. 〚< Jell O, a trademark for such a gelatin〛 a flavored gelatin eaten as a dessert or used in molded salads * * * (also Jell O™) n [U, C] (AmE) a popular US sweet dish of jelly/gelatin with a fruit flavour. It is eaten as a… …   Universalium

  • Jello — from Jell O, trademark for powdered gelatin food, registered 1934 by The Jell o Company of Canada, Ltd., Montreal, Quebec, Canada …   Etymology dictionary

  • jello — (also trademark Jell O) ► NOUN N. Amer. ▪ a fruit flavoured gelatin dessert made up from a powder …   English terms dictionary

  • jello — ☆ jello [jel′ō ] n. [< Jell O, a trademark for such a gelatin] a flavored gelatin eaten as a dessert or used in molded salads …   English World dictionary

  • jello — Jell O Jell O, jello jell o . [a trademark.] a brand of sweetened fruit flavored powdered mixture, packaged so that it can be conveniently dissolved in hot water and solidified into a gelatin, used as a dessert, sometimes with pieces of fruit… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jello — Jell O Jell O vert Jell O est une marque déposée par Kraft Foods utilisé pour désigner une variété de dessert de gélatine. Le terme « Jell O » est devenu un nom générique utilisé à travers les États Unis et le Canada pour désigner les… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Jello — noun A dessert made by boiling gelatin in water. And the food! I mean, Im not fussy, but couldnt they think of anything better than this toothpaste? A little Jello or something, a nice can of soup …   Wiktionary

  • jello — noun A dessert made by boiling gelatin in water The jello was gone in five minutes and the cigarette smoked. Syn: jelly …   Wiktionary

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