Holy Roller
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Holy Roller
So called from the frenetic religiosity expressed during services
Example Sentences
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Behind O’Reilly, the NFL executive vice president of club business and league events, was the Holy Roller, an iconic Ferris wheel just off the Las Vegas Strip.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2022
Fouts will never forget the Holy Roller, the controversial game-winning play by Ken Stabler and the Oakland Raiders on Sept. 10, 1978.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 22, 2020
In what became known as the Holy Roller, he fumbled the ball forward toward Casper, who recovered it in the end zone for a game-winning touchdown against the San Diego Chargers in 1978.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2015
But the narcos’ reverence for a Holy Roller version of Robert Bly’s “Iron John” must have seemed just too weird to play.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 29, 2015
"Some people call it the Holy Roller church," she explains.
From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Max Millard
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