Lexic.us

Definition of Toilet paper

1. Noun. A soft thin absorbent paper for use in toilets.

Definition of Toilet paper

1. Noun. Paper, usually on a roll, to clean oneself after defecation, or to pat oneself dry after urination. (abbreviated TP) ¹

2. Verb. (American English) To cover someone's house (and trees and shrubs) with toilet paper or other similar paper product, often as a celebratory event, without the "victim's" knowledge. Sometimes also performed as an act of hazing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Toilet Paper

Literary usage of Toilet paper

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Federal Reporter: With Key-number Annotations by District of Columbia Court of Appeals, United States Commerce Court, Courts of Appeals (1890)
"325410, granted to Oliver H. Hicks, September 1, 1885, for a "package of toilet-paper," the claim of which was for "a bundle of toilet-paper, consisting of ..."

2. Lockwood's Directory of the Paper and Allied Trades by Harry Dyer, Sophie M. Wolert, Vance Publishing Corporation (1918)
"Parchment, Waxed, Toilet and Roofing Paper Manufacturers toilet paper, BOLL AND PACKAGE. (CONTINUED.) Dixie Paper & Box Co., Atlanta, Ga. ..."

3. Massachusetts Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Judicial by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1916)
"The price to be paid was based on the number of pounds of finished toilet paper contained in each case, at the market price per pound of tissue in parent or ..."

4. Celebrate Life: A Guide for Planning All Night Alcohol & Drug-Free edited by Sharon Murphy (1992)
"Wrap toilet paper with tape to keep it from unrolling. ... Player gets three tries to throw the toilet paper roll through the hole in the seat. ..."

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