jello

Noun

Synonyms: Jell-O

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powderSynonyms: Jell-O

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Jell-O \Jell"-O\, jello \jell"o\n. [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 mixed in; also the gelatin dessert thus prepared; sometimes used metaphorically; as, when he pulled a gun on me, my knees turned to Jell-O.. [Trademark]

Note: Jell-O was originally a trademark and is still protected by trademark law, but is often used as one word, uncapitalized in informal writing. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

The Jargon File

jello n.

[Usenet: by analogy with spam] A message that is both excessively cross-posted and too frequently posted, as opposed to spam (which is merely too frequently posted) or velveeta (which is merely excessively cross-posted). This term is widely recognized but not commonly used; most people refer to both kinds of abuse or their combination as spam.