Paper, usually on a roll, used to sanitize oneself after using the toilet. toilet paper. toilet tissue. bathroom tissue. bog paper.
The usual alternative to toilet paper is toilet tissue, which makes it sound much softer. And of course lavatory paper, loo paper and dunny paper. As an aside, dunny has been immortalised in a number of slang phrases.
'Bog roll' is a widely recognisable UK term for it. bathroom tissue.
Lavatory. Lavatory has Latin origins, deriving from the word “lavare”. During the Medieval period, this evolved to “lavatorium” and finally to lavatory which is still used today, though not commonly and only in the most formal settings.
Besides France, bidets are common in other European countries such as Italy and Portugal. You can also find them in South American countries such as Argentina and Venezuela, and you'll find some very fancy ones used in Japan. In recent times, bidets have begun to become more common in the United States.
Bog roll
Definition: Toilet paper.
So yes, "Klopapier" is colloquial, "Toilettenpapier" more formal.
Toilet paper (sometimes called toilet/bath/bathroom tissue, or toilet roll) is a tissue paper product primarily used to clean the anus and surrounding region of feces (after defecation), and to clean the external genitalia and perineal area of urine (after urination).
Crapper. A rather more vulgar word for toilet is 'crapper'. First appearing in 1932, crapper became a popular alternative word for toilet thanks to the Thomas Crapper & Co Ltd company that manufactured toilets.
Newton, Chambers & Co. manufactured Izal, one of the best-known toilet papers in Britain. Izal was hard and 'medicated' with disinfectant.
LOO (toilet) 3. YOU'RE HAVING A LAUGH (used to say you think the person can't be serious in what they say or do) 4. BOG ROLL (toilet paper) 5.
Powder room, commode
A less genteel Southern-ism for the bathroom is “commode.” While more widely it's used to refer to a ship's bathroom, in the South, it's just any toilet, land-bound or not.
Most common were things like corncobs and seashells (ouch). But by the 1800s, paper was becoming more widely available. And finally in 1857, a New Yorker named Joseph Gayetty introduced and first patented toilet paper. He called it “Medicated Paper for the Water-Closet” and Gayetty's name was printed on every sheet.
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Also called toilet tissue.
Wiping in the Medieval Times
Ancient Romans used a sponge soaked in salt water that was shared by everyone. The wealthier families would use lace, doilies, and other more quality fabrics.
Outside the U.S., bidets are standard.
The water cleansing fixture originated in France, so you can bet you'll find them in many a French bathroom still today. Bidets are not just preferred over toilet paper in many parts of the world, but they're also necessary where paper products are limited.
Eskimos used moss or snow. Vikings used wool. Mayans and early/rural Americans used the cobs from shelled ears of corn. Other handy options were hay, leaves, grass, ferns, maize, fruit skins, animal fur, and later, fabric, newspaper, magazines, and pages of books.
A sponge on a stick
If you went to the toilet in ancient Rome, you would not have any toilet paper. Instead you may have used a sponge (Latin: tersorium) to wipe. These ancient devices consisted of a stick with a vinegar- or salt water-soaked sponge attached. They were often shared!
Lambi Classic toilet paper gives you a natural softness. A paper that is both strong, wonderfully soft and of the highest quality. Manufactured in Metsa Tissue's paper mill in Sweden of natural and sustainable raw material.
'Washroom' is another formal word that most English speakers will understand. It is mostly used in the USA. 'Restroom' is a safe term to use in the United States and won't offend anyone. When traveling on motorways, signs may appear announcing “rest stops”.
Homes are not Currently Plumbed for Bidets.
Before the advent of bidet seats and hand sprayers, installing a bidet was often too expensive, difficult, often impossible due to space issues. Installing a completely new fixture can be expensive, depending on the current layout.