bucket list

noun

: a list of things that one has not done before but wants to do before dying

Examples of bucket list in a Sentence

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And for good reason, as all are well worth making the bucket list. Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 9 May 2025 Getting to do that was like a bucket list kind of moment. Adam B. Vary, Variety, 5 May 2025 Istanbul is one of those cities that should be on every traveler’s bucket list; there’s a reason the city saw more than 18 million visitors last year alone. Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 And so to have someone like Carol Burnett on the show was an unbelievable bucket list dream. Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bucket list

Word History

Etymology

from the phrase kick the bucket (to die)

First Known Use

2006, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bucket list was in 2006

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“Bucket list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bucket%20list. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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