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

The firm has worked with a laundry list of major sports teams, leagues and properties. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 13 July 2026

In addition to that very concerning laundry list of potential side effects, people are currently buying Melanotan II and its peptide peers from unregulated online sources, also known as the gray market. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 July 2026

Whole-milk cottage cheese offers a delightful middle ground for a smoothie that’s flavorful and full-bodied, but doesn’t mandate a laundry list of expensive ingredients. — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 July 2026

Others in favor of an AM mandate affirm it for a laundry list of reasons. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 1 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