Holy Roller

A member of a church service audience whose enthusiasm is anything but graceful or gracious. Their behavior is considered out-of-bounds and over-the-top; behavior similar to a person having a manic episode.

From the book, The Color of Water, James McBride describes one particular person in the pews of a church service, "They were mostly women, big mamas whom I knew and loved, but when the good Lord climbed into their bones and lifted them up toward Sweet Liberty, kind, gentle women (holly rollers) who mussed my hair and kissed me on the cheek and gave me dimes would burst out of their seats like Pitssburgh Steeler linebackers. "Oh yessss!" they'd cry."

For those who know a little about basketball, it's embarrassing when a defender falls for a fake. They jump needlessly, and give a wide open lane or shot to the opposing offense.

"Bubba, was that your mom last Sunday in the aisle?"
"Yeah, she can be some what of a holy roller."

by Nick Psiaki September 16, 2008

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a religious person, usually white and from orange county. listens to christian rock on the TBN

by dirTsamoan July 7, 2003

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holy roller

When a guy is about to come, and the person they are with takes a pinky-size crucifix and shoves it into their hole, before roughly yanking it out, causing semen and blood to come out.

"Dude, she caught him cheating, and she Holy Rollered his ass"

"Man, I'm out of action. This girl gave me a Holy Roller, it hurt like hell!"

by Whateva grrrl August 6, 2008

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