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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Inspectors have previously found toilet paper and human feces in growing fields in Mexico and observed air conditioning units dripping onto crawfish in China. — Julia Ingram, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 The smallest is a great bathroom accessory for storing toilet paper. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2026 Amma’s letters preserve her worries about money and my father; my daughter’s toilet paper roll books preserve her six-year-old syntax. — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026 The tubes reminded me of the inside of a roll of toilet paper. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for toilet paper

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of toilet paper was in 1877

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toilet paper

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

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