bucket list

noun

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

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Tucked away in a small village in Bali’s interior, this is not a hotel for tourists looking to check all the sites of Ubud off their bucket list, nor for groups more interested in partying than practicing meditation. Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025 Was making a documentary always sort of on your bucket list? Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025 What’s still on your bucket list? Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025 For Easterling, seeing Slayer live means checking the last remaining band off his bucket list. Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2025.

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