Noun | Household Item
Encyclopedia of British Slang
LOO ROLL
Noun | Neutral | Household Item
LOO ROLL Pronunciation: /lu? r??l/ Part of Speech: Noun Severity Level: Neutral Category: Household Item
Core Definition
Loo roll means:
Toilet paper
A distinctly British phrasing.
Linguistic Origins
Compound of loo and roll.
Widely used in modern British speech.
Usage Contexts
Domestic:
Out of loo roll.
It signals mundane necessity.
Final Assessment
Loo roll captures practical domesticity.
Unapologetically.
EXPANDED ENTRY 256
Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. Contact: editor@prat.uk
