JELLY

What Does JELLY Mean in a Text?

The Growing Glossary of Dating Slang

If you're new to online dating, then I'm afraid there is whole new language with well over 250 terms for you to learn.

Particularly since the rise of the iKids, people have been far more open about their sexual preferences and desires, and this has generated a long glossary of new dating terms. Many sexual preferences are still abbreviated on dating sites, presumably with the idea that those who do not understand the term do not need to know it. That thinking does not help newcomers though. Here is the term you're looking for:

JELLY means "Jealous."

More Observations...

This is just one way of shortening the word "jealous." (Others include JELLY, JELLO and JEL). In the UK, the TV show The Only Way is Essex (TOWIE) was responsible for popularizing JELLY (and its many other variations). Of note, these derivatives of "jealous" often describe envy not jealously, and they are contributing to the distinction between these two words blurring. Here is more about the difference between jealousy and envy.

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When I write JELLY, I mean this:

JELLY means jealous.

Summary of Key Points

Definition for JELLY

JELLY means "Jealous." This is the most common meaning for JELLY on social-media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Snapchat.

JELLY
Definition:	Jealous
Type:	Word and Abbreviation
Guessability:	2: Quite easy to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

Examples of JELLY in Sentences

Here are examples of JELLY in conversations:

• Tony: Why are you so JELLY of my new relationship?
• Jordan: I'm not. I just think you're rushing into things.

• Tony: I told her, if she carries on being JELLY, she can't sit with us.
• Jordan: Good. I'm really starting to get bored of her.

An Academic Look at JELLY

JELLY is typically used as an adjective (i.e., a describing word). For example:

• Ignore the haters. They are just JELLY of you.
(Here, the adjective JELLY modifies the pronoun they.)

Example of JELLY Used in a Text

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