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laundry list

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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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Origin of laundry list

First recorded in 1955–60
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laundry list

noun
  1. US and Canadian a list of items perceived as being longa laundry list of complaints
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