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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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Use them for your vast array of bathroom products or even spare toilet paper.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2024
Perhaps Amazon Prime is not just a means of getting next-day toilet paper directly to your door.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 June 2024
Like Netflix, Costco is betting that you’re already emotionally invested in the routine and the satisfaction of getting a closet’s worth of toilet paper that can last the whole year.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
When caused by cancer, blood can appear in the stool itself or on toilet paper, and the color can vary from brighter red to black.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 26 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1877, in the meaning defined above
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“Toilet paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toilet%20paper. Accessed 14 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
toilet paper
noun
: a thin soft sanitary absorbent paper usually in a roll for bathroom use
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