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

Nvidia’s press release featured a laundry list of endorsements.

From MarketWatch

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

“While there’s a laundry list of things I wish I had done differently since the market bottomed in October 2022, I know that the only reason I’ve more than tripled my money since then is because I was open to maybe,” says Citrini Research in its just-released trades for 2026.

From MarketWatch

I know it sounds like I’m just throwing out a laundry list of things going wrong, but it’s beyond crazy.

From Literature

There’s a laundry list of issues ailing the AI trade — from big-picture macroeconomic questions affecting the rate-cut outlook, to highly specific comments from key players like OpenAI that have rattled the market.

From MarketWatch