toilet-paperv.

Brit.

/ˈtɔɪlᵻtpeɪpə/, U.S.

/ˈtɔɪlᵻtˌpeɪpər/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: toilet paper n.

Etymology: < toilet paper n. Compare slightly earlier TP v.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

transitive. To cover (a building, trees, etc.) with toilet paper, typically as a prank; = TP v. Also intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > surfacing or cladding > clad or cover [verb (transitive)] > clad or cover with other materials

pitcheOE

lute1495

loam1600

bitume1609

wainscota1631

mud1632

putty1719

compo1809

belute1837

smear1839

puddle1844

plash1864

canvas1865

cement1886

TP1962

toilet-paper1964

1964 [see toilet-papering adj. and n. at Derivatives].

1965 Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer 27 Feb. 4/6 Opposition came in the form of leaflets or hand bills that were spewed into the area... These leaflets..gave the community the appearance of having been toilet-papered.

1966 Lima (Ohio) News 29 Sept. 41/5 Two Saturday nights in a row, someone's come and toilet papered our house. They go 'round and 'round..wrapping it like a mummy.

1984 M. Csikszentmihalyi & R. Larson Being Adolescent viii. 170 Depending on..the mood of the group, a teenager may find himself toilet papering a coach's house or necking with someone he does not know.

1990 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 12 July 3 In our time, it was going out and toilet papering. I think kids today tend to be more violent.

2010 ‘J. Nimble’ Copy Cat xi. 95 Headmaster Jones was still frowning, looking more upset than when the seniors had toilet-papered the school.

Derivatives

ˈtoilet-papering adj. and n.

ΚΠ

1964 Sunday Express & News (San Antonio, Texas) 15 Nov. 1/1 Jefferson students who got to school early..found that a toilet-papering crew had festooned the campus overnight.

1967 Redlands (Calif.) Daily Facts 14 Jan. 3/8 The Lincoln Shrine in Redlands fell victim to the toilet-papering antics of local vandals sometime last night.

2003 San Bernardino (Calif.) Sun (Nexis) 28 June Just as they finished their tossing, tearing and hanging, a police car rolled up... It was the first time ever that law enforcement and a toilet-papering gang converged.

2010 J. Gilmore Something Red xi. 189 She'd felt guilty about the toilet-papering; she wanted to give something back.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	toilet-paper
释义	toilet-paperv. Brit. /ˈtɔɪlᵻtpeɪpə/, U.S. /ˈtɔɪlᵻtˌpeɪpər/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: toilet paper n. Etymology: < toilet paper n. Compare slightly earlier TP v. Originally and chiefly U.S. transitive. To cover (a building, trees, etc.) with toilet paper, typically as a prank; = TP v. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > surfacing or cladding > clad or cover [verb (transitive)] > clad or cover with other materials pitcheOE lute1495 loam1600 bitume1609 wainscota1631 mud1632 putty1719 compo1809 belute1837 smear1839 puddle1844 plash1864 canvas1865 cement1886 TP1962 toilet-paper1964 1964 [see toilet-papering adj. and n. at Derivatives]. 1965 Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer 27 Feb. 4/6 Opposition came in the form of leaflets or hand bills that were spewed into the area... These leaflets..gave the community the appearance of having been toilet-papered. 1966 Lima (Ohio) News 29 Sept. 41/5 Two Saturday nights in a row, someone's come and toilet papered our house. They go 'round and 'round..wrapping it like a mummy. 1984 M. Csikszentmihalyi & R. Larson Being Adolescent viii. 170 Depending on..the mood of the group, a teenager may find himself toilet papering a coach's house or necking with someone he does not know. 1990 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 12 July 3 In our time, it was going out and toilet papering. I think kids today tend to be more violent. 2010 ‘J. Nimble’ Copy Cat xi. 95 Headmaster Jones was still frowning, looking more upset than when the seniors had toilet-papered the school. Derivatives ˈtoilet-papering adj. and n. ΚΠ 1964 Sunday Express & News (San Antonio, Texas) 15 Nov. 1/1 Jefferson students who got to school early..found that a toilet-papering crew had festooned the campus overnight. 1967 Redlands (Calif.) Daily Facts 14 Jan. 3/8 The Lincoln Shrine in Redlands fell victim to the toilet-papering antics of local vandals sometime last night. 2003 San Bernardino (Calif.) Sun (Nexis) 28 June Just as they finished their tossing, tearing and hanging, a police car rolled up... It was the first time ever that law enforcement and a toilet-papering gang converged. 2010 J. Gilmore Something Red xi. 189 She'd felt guilty about the toilet-papering; she wanted to give something back. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1964
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