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 Sydney Franklin Imagine your local Kroger – a 160,000-square-foot building carrying fresh fruits and vegetables, toilet paper and those last-minute flowers for Mother’s Day – becomes abandoned in the middle of your neighborhood. The Enquirer, 17 Apr. 2024 Inside, grime music blasts as a pop-up vendor doles out vegan banh mi to shoppers who clutch bamboo toilet paper and vegan lox. Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for toilet paper 

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Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of toilet paper was in 1877

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“Toilet paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toilet%20paper. Accessed 4 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

toilet paper

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

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