TOILET PAPER Definition & Meaning

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toilet paper

Also TP,

[toi-lit pey-per]

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noun

Also called bathroom tissue.��Also called toilet tissue,.��a soft, lightweight, sanitized paper used in bathrooms for personal cleansing after elimination.

verb (used with or without object)

to cover a house, a tree, or other structure, usually on someone’s home property, with strips of toilet paper, as a prank.
Toilet papering the chief of police’s car was a risky choice—you’re going to get fined for littering or trespassing if he catches you.

toilet paper

noun

thin absorbent paper, often wound in a roll round a cardboard cylinder ( toilet roll ), used for cleaning oneself after defecation or urination

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of toilet paper¹

First recorded in 1880–85

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And now that he’s gone, in a divorce that seemed cordial until Musk used the “Big Beautiful Bill” as toilet paper, it seems Musk probably won’t come around from time to time.

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It is said he used toilet paper to write the entire book, as he did not have access to a notebook.

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Leora, who lives near USC and declined to share her last name out of privacy concerns, exited the store with a cart overflowing with toilet paper, paper towels and food items.

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They also both have vault toilets and, when I visited, were even stocked with toilet paper.

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And if you ask him, the extra-soft toilet paper — or, at least, the idea behind it — is part of that reason.

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