laundry list

noun

: a usually long list of items

… the laundry list of new consumer-protection bills …

—N. C. Miller

Examples of laundry list in a Sentence

She described a laundry list of goals for the city's schools.

He recited a laundry list of problems.

Recent Examples on the Web

Something more akin to a business plan than a laundry list of campaign promises. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

There is also a laundry list of nice-to-haves on the property, including a heated pool, hot tub, and a home gym. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 29 July 2026

Additionally, as PetMD notes, those sprays contain a laundry list of volatile organic compounds that can cause eye, nose and throat irritation, headaches, nausea and damage to a cat's internal organs. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Recently, the club’s franchise slugger offered a laundry list of needs for the front office to consider. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for laundry list

• blastocyst
• bolshevist
• coexist
• egoist
• hedonist
• jihadist
• nativist
• oculist
• reminisced
• trotskyist
• assist
• blacklist