bog roll

See also: bogroll

English

Etymology

From bog +‎ roll.

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Noun

bog roll (countable and uncountable, plural bog rolls) (Australia, British, Ireland, New Zealand, informal)

  1. Toilet paper.
    • 1989, Grant Naylor, Red Dwarf:
      "Aliens used up our bog roll?"
      "Just because they're aliens, it doesn't mean they don't have to visit the smallest room. Only, they probably do something weird and alienesque; like it comes out of the top of their heads, or something."
  2. A roll of toilet paper.
    This week on The Amazing Prize Giveaway Show, the grand prize is 10,000 bog rolls!

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