Holy Roller
noun
old-fashioned + often offensive
: a member of one of the Protestant sects whose worship meetings are characterized by spontaneous expressions of emotional excitement
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Unfortunately, his near-should-have-been-a-sack of Ken Stabler started the Holy Roller.
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Holy Roller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Holy%20Roller. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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