hit list

noun

Slang.

1. a list of persons singled out as targets for murder.

2. a list of people or programs to be acted against or disposed of.

hit list

noun

1. a list of people to be murdered

   a terrorist hit list

2. a list of targets to be eliminated in some way

   a hit list of pits to be closed

Word History and Origins

Origin of hit list¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

He also acknowledged putting an unnamed rival on the “green light list” — the Mexican Mafia’s hit list — in 2015.

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One quivers at the thought of who the right’s war on free expression will claim next, but if Russia’s post-“Kukly” landscape is an indicator, the hit list may include good humor itself.

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Authorities found a hit list of 45 targets in his possession.

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For Molly 'Meatball' McCann, all the above is on her hit list.

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Authorities also found a “hit list” of 45 officials, most if not all of whom are Democrats, and “No King’s Day” protest flyers in what they say is Boelter’s vehicle, according to acting U.S.

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