toilet paper

noun

: a thin sanitary absorbent paper usually in a roll for use in drying or cleaning oneself after defecation and urination

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However, the passenger noticed toilet paper sitting in empty seats in the back of the plane. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 There was no soap at the meat prep handwashing station, and toilet paper was stored outside of the dispenser inside the customer side restroom. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025 Financial sacrifices, dilemmas loom Norfolk military families said the shutdown had heightened the stakes of their financial choices, from comparison-shopping for the cheapest toilet paper to frequenting Costco to buy in bulk. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025 Transform toilet paper rolls into this monster mobile from Happy Hooligans by painting or coloring the tubes and adding on googly eyes, squiggly pipe-cleaner arms, and toothy construction-paper mouths. Ellen Sturm Niz, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for toilet paper

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of toilet paper was in 1877

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“Toilet paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toilet%20paper. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

toilet paper

noun
: a thin soft sanitary absorbent paper usually in a roll for bathroom use

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