bucket list

American  

noun

Informal.

1. a list of things a person wants to achieve or experience, as before reaching a certain age or dying.

   a bucket list for a terminally ill patient;

   What’s on your summer bucket list?

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bucket list British  

noun

1. informal a list of experiences one wants to have before one dies

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Etymology

Origin of bucket list

First recorded in 2005–10; from the idiom kick the bucket “to die”

Example Sentences

So, a meeting between teams 14th and eighth in the Championship was not the most obvious next destination for Snoop's sporting bucket list.

From BBC

Bukele, a savvy communicator, tirelessly promotes his country as the new bucket list destination on social media.

From Barron's

You start planning the rest of your life: telling your spouse you may eventually become incapacitated; looking into long-term memory care; checking off as many bucket list items as you can.

From The Wall Street Journal

“And make sure you have room for fun things, whether it’s a bucket list or travel or hobbies.” he said.

From MarketWatch

Other items on her bucket list include making "Build a Bears" for her family members with a voice message from herself inside them, which she has already completed, and also having a birthday party.

From BBC