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 All the while, hikers are walking 15 or more miles a day, witnessing spectacular views of meadows, rivers and mountain peaks, but also facing storms and the hot sun and packing out their used toilet paper. Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024 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 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 13 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

toilet paper

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

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