Laundry-list definition

The definition of laundry list is a long listing of different things, especially things you need or things you have to do. The things on the long list may not be related to each other.

An example of a laundry list of tasks is a to-do list on which you have 20 things that have to be accomplished by tomorrow.

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An item-by-item enumeration.
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(informal) Any lengthy list of items, esp. one regarded as including too much and not being selective enough.

A laundry list of complaints.

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(archaic) Originally, a list of articles of clothing that had been sent to be laundered.
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(idiomatic, by extension) A long and often tedious list of items.
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Noun

Singular:
laundry-list
Plural:
laundry-lists

Laundry-list Sentence Examples

  • The suit, filed late on Monday, provides a fairly detailed and lengthy laundry list of alleged misdeeds by Intel.

  • Most medications come with a large laundry list of issues you need to bring up with your doctor but Chantix has few interaction issues.

  • This incident adds to the long laundry list of other incidents for Britney Spears over the past year.

  • The success of these experiments can be seen in the laundry list of awards that Mana has earned including four Grammy's, five Latin Grammy's, five Billboard Latin Music Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards Latin America and many more.

  • One of the newest versions available today is Windows Mobile 6.5 and it comes with a laundry list of upgrades over the Windows Mobile 6.1 that preceded it.

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