laundry list

American  

noun

Informal.

1. a lengthy, especially random list of items.

   a laundry list of hoped-for presents; a laundry list of someone's crimes.

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laundry list British  

noun

1. a list of items perceived as being long

   a laundry list of complaints

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Etymology

Origin of laundry list

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

The tension could reach the November ballot, as the ride-hailing giant attempts to curb the laundry list of legal action.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Judging by the laundry list of musicians who flocked to the Hotel Cafe in those early years, his hunch was spot-on.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

In his speech, Huang highlighted a laundry list of products and partnerships to emphasize Nvidia’s role in bolstering key U.S. economic sectors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

It also features a laundry list of ambitious goals that Tesla will need to meet.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025

For the purposes of this book, the key question about the laundry list is whether such factors differed systematically from continent to continent and thereby led to continental differences in technological development.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond