Meaning of laundry list | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Originally, a list of articles of clothing that had been sent to be laundered.
   archaic
2. A long and often tedious list of items.
   broadly, idiomatic
3. An unrealistic list of skills, qualifications and experiences, as demanded by employers when hiring staff.
   colloquial
4. An equally unrealistic skill set claimed by a candidate on a résumé.
   broadly, colloquial

Equivalents

Examples

“Learn how to make out a laundry list and to check it when the laundry comes home.”

“Among the laundry list of inconveniences most of us can't abide: cold coffee, airport delays, the high price of gasoline.”

“The senior Liberal Democrat, echoing the private views of other senior figures across parties, said a daily "laundry list" sent out by the party headquarters contributes to the "diminution of individual expression or even thought in politics" as politicians are expected to repeat a positive central message over and over again.”

“The MAGA masses are growing disillusioned with Justice Department officials who are failing to deliver damning information on a laundry list of hot-button issues — especially Jeffrey Epstein's suicide.”

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