rolling paper

American  

noun

1. cigarette paper available in small packages to smokers for rolling their own cigarettes.

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Etymology

Origin of rolling paper

An Americanism dating back to 1975–80

Example Sentences

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

So if one of the keys is sticky and won’t open up and close, you can stick a rolling paper in between, close it, and then pull the rolling paper out.

From The Verge • Jun. 21, 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