Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bog roll

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: bog roll
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Countable; Informal; Uncountable

noun

A roll of toilet paper.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Countable; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

""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.""
"This week on The Amazing Prize Giveaway Show, the grand prize is 10,000 bog rolls!"

Etymology

From bog + roll.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bog rolls (plural)

Synonyms

loo roll toilet paper bathroom tissue toilet tissue

Questions

What does bog roll mean?: Toilet paper.
Where does bog roll come from?: From bog + roll.

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