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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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Origin of laundry list
First recorded in 1955ā60
Words nearby laundry list
launderette, laundress, laundrette, laundromat, laundry, laundry list, laundryman, laundrywoman, laura, lauraceous, lauraldehyde
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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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