The LoudBox Glossary: Rolling Accessory Terms A–Z

Never sure what KSS, 1¼ or perforated tips actually mean? This glossary explains every rolling accessory term you'll find on our site and on the packs, in plain English, A–Z.

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1¼ (one and a quarter): A paper size, roughly 78 x 44–48mm. About a quarter wider than a single wide. See the size guide.

A

Acacia gum: The natural tree gum on most papers’ sticky strip. Also called gum arabic.

B

Booklet: A small pack of papers or tips, usually 32 or 50 leaves.
Burn rate: How fast a paper burns. Thinner papers and even rolling make for a slower, steadier burn.

C

Card tip / roach tip: A strip of thin card rolled into a filter at one end. Also called a crutch. Sold in booklets.
Cone: A pre-rolled paper shaped like a cone with a filter already inside. You just fill it and twist the end.
Cone loader: A funnel-style tool that fills several cones at once without the mess.
Connoisseur pack: RAW’s name for papers with tips included in the same pack.
Criss-cross watermark: A pressed pattern on some papers, like RAW, which the brand says helps it burn evenly.

F

Flint: The small stone in a lighter that sparks. On a Clipper, the whole flint unit is replaceable.
Flip-top lighter: A lighter with a hinged metal lid, like our star lighter series.

G

Glass tip: A reusable filter tip made of glass. Single-hole or multi-hole. See are glass tips worth it?
Grinder: A tool that breaks your blend down into an even texture. Usually 2–4 parts with teeth, or a toothless design.
gsm: Grams per square metre: how heavy (and thick) a paper is. Lower means thinner.

H

Hemp paper: Paper made from hemp fibre. Slightly textured and easy to handle. See the materials guide.

K

King Size (KS): A long paper or cone, around 110mm. "King Size wide" papers are about 54mm or more across.
King Size Slim (KSS): A long, slim paper, about 110 x 44mm. The UK’s favourite size.

L

Leaf / leaves: Individual papers in a booklet.
Limited edition: A short production run, often a collab, that won’t be restocked once it’s gone.

P

Palm leaf wrap: A pre-rolled wrap made from natural leaf rather than paper, like King Palm.
Perforated tips: Card tips that are pre-scored so they fold into a zig-zag easily.
Poker: Anything you use to pack the end of a cone or roll. The Clipper’s flint tube is the classic.
Pre-rolled tips: Filter tips that are already rolled into a cylinder, usually 6mm or 8mm.

R

Rice paper: The thinnest common paper type, made from rice. Smooth and almost see-through.
Roll (paper roll): A continuous strip of paper, often 4–5m, that you tear to whatever length you want.
Rolling tray: A flat tray with raised edges to keep everything in one place while you roll.

S

Sesh: A session with mates. The reason this whole shop exists.
Single wide: The smallest standard paper size, about 70 x 36mm.
Stash pocket: A hidden inside pocket for your gardening tools. Built into our hoodies and tracksuits.
Storage box: A box to keep your papers, tips, lighter and grinder together. Ours comes empty or fully stocked.
Sugar gum: A gum strip made from sugar, used by Elements instead of acacia gum.

T

Tip booklet: A booklet of card filter tips.
Toothless grinder: A grinder that uses a blade or a different cutting surface instead of rows of teeth, like the LoudBox x Grinder One.

U

Ultra-thin: Papers pressed thinner than standard, like RAW Black, Elements and Vibes Ultra Thin.
Unbleached: Paper that hasn’t been whitened, so it’s naturally light brown.