Definitions

toilet paper

[toi-lit pey-per] / ˈtɔɪ lɪt ˌpeɪ pər /

NOUN

bathroom tissue

Synonyms

WEAK

TP toilet roll toilet tissue

Example Sentences

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Nobody imagined using Wi-Fi to livestream Thursday Night Football from a multinational tech conglomerate that also overnights toilet paper and garden gnomes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Unicharm has been able to recycle these materials into products with less rigorous sanitary requirements, like toilet paper.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

A Costco clerk in Northridge saw people brawling over toilet paper and water.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The inverse was the case when Covid-19 shut the world down—people stopped traveling and hoarded canned soup and toilet paper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Pages had been ripped out of Drum magazine and used as toilet paper, crusty stains smearing the print.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie