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TOYL-uh-trohl/ˈtɔɪlət rəʊl/

A toilet roll (id: toilet-roll) is a roll of toilet paper (UK). Toilet paper is the paper, often uncountable; kitchen roll is for the kitchen. Boarding: a spare toilet roll is kit; wet wipes still block the school drains.

Meaning

A roll of toilet paper (UK).

Examples

• “A spare toilet roll is boarding kit; wet wipes still block the school drains.”
• “Toilet-roll in the cubicle is not a streamer for the common room; that still goes in the behaviour log.”

Good to know

a toilet roll (UK). Contrast: toilet paper (the paper) / kitchen roll. Boarding / site. Countable rolls. Mix-up: a roll can mean bread; a toilet roll is the loo paper.

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