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laundry list

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noun Informal.

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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Words related to laundry list

agenda, enumeration

Words nearby laundry list

launderette, laundress, laundrette, laundromat, laundry, laundry list, laundryman, laundrywoman, laura, lauraceous, lauraldehyde

Origin of laundry list

First recorded in 1955–60
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British Dictionary definitions for laundry list

laundry list

noun

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