toilet paper

See also: toilet-paper

English

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Pronunciation

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Noun

toilet paper (usually uncountable, plural toilet papers)

  1. Paper, usually on a roll, to clean oneself after defecation, or to pat oneself dry after urination.

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Bengali: টয়লেট পেপার (ṭoẏleṭ pepar)
  • Hindi: टॉयलेट पेपर (ṭŏyleṭ pepar)
  • Japanese: トイレットペーパー (toiretto pēpā)
  • Korean: 토일렛 페이퍼 (toillet peipeo)
  • Krio: tɔylɛt pepa
  • Tok Pisin: toilet pepa
  • Urdu: ٹائِلِٹ پیپَر (ṭāiliṭ pepar)

Translations

Verb

toilet paper (third-person singular simple present toilet papers, present participle toilet papering, simple past and past participle toilet papered)

  1. (US, transitive) To cover a house, tree or other structure with strips of toilet paper, typically as a prank or celebratory gesture.
    Synonym: (initialism) TP

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