Proper (and not-so-proper) ways to talk about toilet paper - Macquarie (2024)

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What is the slang word for toilet paper? ›

The term bum fodder is slang from the 1880s in England that is occasionally still heard today. There's a tendency to refer to the paper itself as 'tickets' in many phrases, such as poo ticket (for a square of toilet paper), pack of poo tickets (for a roll of toilet paper) and sh*t tickets, which is self-explanatory.

The under position provides a more tidy appearance, in that the loose end can be more hidden from view; reduces the risk of a toddler or a house pet such as a cat unrolling the toilet paper when batting at the roll; and in a recreational vehicle may reduce unrolling during driving.

Novario came up with a formula that combined a hybrid of the wad and the fold: a couple folded sheets of toilet paper with a crumple on top “for extra waste-wicking wrinkles and folds.” In other words, when it comes to toilet paper, don't just wad or fold; instead, you should “wafold.”

latrine. loo (British, informal) privy. urinal. water closet.

The term "latrine" is still commonly used military parlance, less so in civilian usage except in emergency sanitation situations. Nowadays, the word "toilet" is more commonly used than "latrine", except for simple systems like "pit latrine" or "trench latrine".

Our commode is out of order, you'll have to go round back. Meaning: toilet. Weirdly enough the word is actually a holdover from the region's landed gentry era of the South. It originally meant the thing that conceals a chamber pot and — over time — it morphed into a slang term for a toilet for obvious reasons.

Middle Eastern Countries:

In many Middle Eastern countries, the use of water is also preferred over toilet paper. This is often facilitated through the use of a bidet or a 'shattaf' – a handheld bidet.

Joseph Gayetty is widely credited with being the inventor of modern commercially available toilet paper in the United States. Gayetty's paper, first introduced in 1857, was available as late as the 1920s.

Toilet paper usage overall was estimated to contribute up to 80 parts of 6:2 diPAP per billion per person every year to wastewater.

It used to be called 'lavatory paper' for years. Then people didn't like the word 'lavatory' (which after all is exactly what the smallest room was) and invented a new 'polite' word: toilet. Meanwhile, other words such as 'loo' came along, so then we had 'toilet paper' and 'loo paper' or 'loo roll.

Why put a roll of toilet paper in the dishwasher? ›

minutes after the cycle completes to help absorb. leftover moisture.

"The greatest necessity of the age! Gayetty's medicated paper for the water-closet." Although paper originated in China in the second century B.C., the first recorded use of paper for cleansing is from the 6th century in medieval China, discovered in the texts of scholar Yen Chih-Thui.

Different names, euphemisms and slang terms are used for toilet paper in countries around the world, including "bumf," "bum wad," "loo roll/paper," "bog roll," "toilet roll," "dunny roll/paper," "bathroom/toilet tissue," "TP," "arsewipe," and just "tissue."

A “dart” is slang for a cigarette. Interestingly, it was first used this way by Australians, with the term later finding its way into Canadian lingo. So you're on your way to grab a dart, but you need to get dressed first. After all, Canadian weather is not to be taken lightly.

toilet paper in American English

noun. a soft, lightweight, sanitized paper used in bathrooms for personal cleanliness. Also called: toilet tissue, bathroom tissue. Word origin. [1880–85]

Bio break is a shortening of biological break and one of many euphemisms in English for using the restroom—though bio break sounds much more clinical than other euphemisms like "powder your nose" and "see a man about a dog (or horse)."