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bog roll

bog roll noun: toilet paper.

Noun

bog roll (countable and uncountable, plural bog rolls)

  1. (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, informal) Toilet paper.
    • "Aliens used up our bog roll?"
      "Just because they're aliens, it doesn't mean they don't have to visit the smallest room. Only, they probably do something weird and alienesque; like it comes out of the top of their heads, or something."1989, Grant Naylor, Red Dwarf
  2. (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, informal) A roll of toilet paper.
    • This week on The Amazing Prize Giveaway Show, the grand prize is 10,000 bog rolls!

Synonyms of bog roll

Forms of bog roll

pluralbog rolls

Origin of bog roll

From bog + roll.

Questions about bog roll

What does bog roll mean?
Bog roll means toilet paper.
What part of speech is bog roll?
Bog roll is a noun.
What is the plural of bog roll?
The plural of bog roll is bog rolls.

Words near bog roll in the dictionary

  1. bog oranges
  2. bog orchid
  3. bog orchids
  4. bog ore
  5. bog paper
  6. bog roll
  7. bog rolls
  8. bog rosemary
  9. bog snorkeling
  10. bog snorkelling
  11. bog spavin

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