Very important poll:
Do you use this expression - Holy Roller - and if so, where did you grow up?
I really thought this was specific just to my childhood, and was gobsmacked to find it in a Women‘s Prize winning novel.
Chrissyreadit it was commonly used for people who used a specific way of worship- i think Born Again Christian‘s - 10mo
vivastory I grew up in the midwest. It was a very common expression (along with “bible thumper“). I don't hear the latter too often anymore, but holy roller is not uncommon even in metropolitan KC 10mo
MelAnn In the Texas Panhandle growing up I heard this expression a lot. 10mo
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CatLass007 I grew up in West Virginia. My Dad used the expression to describe overly religious people. If you‘ve ever read the book MASH, Duke used the term to describe one of the chaplains they‘d dubbed “Shakin‘ Sammy.” 10mo
JamieArc Yes, definitely. Growing up in evangelical churches, this was a term heard frequently enough. 10mo
JamieArc One of the things I liked about this book were very specific cultural references. Among them, the trend to do a zig zag part for girls in the 90s. That one hit home 😂 10mo
eraderneely @Chrissyreadit @vivastory @MelAnn @CatLass007 @JamieArc thanks for giving me more context. So interesting to learn that this expression is from a wider area than just WV. 10mo
Reggie I grew up in Southeasten New Mexico and I remember hearing it growing up. 10mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yes… Mississippi. There is a bowling alley named “Holy Rollers.” 10mo
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