toilet paper

noun

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

Examples of toilet paper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Also, keep extra toilet paper visible, your hand soap full and some air freshener on the counter, so everyone can use the bathroom without embarrassment or disgust. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Neighbors also have concerns over public health as the crowds draw food vendors who are often unlicensed and leave behind plastic gloves, sanitary wipes and used toilet paper. — Amy Corral, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2026

Fresh towels set out, mini toiletries within reach, a visible roll of extra toilet paper. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

The device, concealed in toilet paper, had allegedly been installed two days earlier. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for toilet paper

• caper
• raper
• scraper
• shaper
• taper
• vapor
• newspaper
• notepaper
• sandpaper
• skyscraper
• wallpaper
• wastepaper

Kids Definition

toilet paper

noun

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