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

Despite numerous complaints to health inspectors from elderly people that Salmos 23 left them wanting the most basic necessities — like toilet paper — DCF chose it as a refuge over hundreds of other homes. —Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026

Pristine is specially formulated to work with all kinds of toilet paper. —Tory Johnson, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026

Daisy hopes that this special moment will redeem the interior’s mistakes — the panty liner, the toilet paper shortage, the delay on the champagne — and Jenna works hard at the sundeck set-up while Mike terrorizes her, cracking unfunny jokes about her decorations and generally being unhelpful. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026

Kathy Truong, a quality control manager for an industrial chemical company, attended the rally with a cardboard cutout of a globe covered by a scroll of toilet paper and poop emojis. —Staff and Wire Reports, Daily News, 28 Mar. 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