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

Never to be deterred, Izzy begins writing her poems in secret, stacking notebook upon notebook in the back of her closet, and then when that’s too risky, writing on the toilet paper with the mascara while the hothead sleeps. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 June 2025

An odd future where fleshy robots deliver your latest order of toilet paper, in other words, might not be all that far-fetched. —Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 12 June 2025

What Makes a Bowel Movement a Ghost Poop? Ghost poops leave no residue in the toilet bowl or on toilet paper after wiping. —Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 June 2025

Between various lessons on packing, lodge etiquette on the trek to Base Camp, and where to ask for toilet paper, Coster returned again and again to reminders for the group to chill out and enjoy the journey. —Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2025

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