rolling paper
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rolling paper
An Americanism dating back to 1975–80
Example Sentences
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Turner works a day job as a manager in a warehouse and has a side business selling a type of rolling paper that he patented.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025
Gravillis cheerfully handed each of the guests Ikea-style reusable shopping bags, which were brimming with products from brands that sponsor the nonprofit, including body oil, package-free body wash, rolling paper, socks and a candle.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2023
Inside the capsule was the original coded message — 27 groups of five letters with some numerals at the end — written on a scroll the size of a rolling paper.
From Salon • Oct. 11, 2021
In the spring of 1921, Larson built an ugly device that took continuous measurements of blood pressure and breathing rate, and scratched the results on to a rolling paper cylinder.
From The Guardian • Sep. 5, 2019
She got so she could roll them with one hand, and she does it now in the winter evenings, instead of rolling paper spills as formerly.
From Tish by Rinehart, Mary Roberts
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