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

This hand that was as familiar to me as my own — the hand that, two hours earlier, had passed me a roll of toilet paper through the crack of our bathroom door — now felt strangely new. — Johanna Stein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Coordination is key here, so everything from towel hooks and toilet paper holders to knobs and pulls is made to match in an array of finishes. — Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026

Several products — including cement, toilet paper, bedsheets and fishing rods — will be struck from the tariff list. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Some existing tariffs on toilet paper, cement and fishing rod parts were terminated after more government research on the tariff impact, according to a senior administration official. — Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 9 Sep. 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