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laundry list

noun

  1. list of woes; particularly long or tedious list of items
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Wiktionary

noun

  1. Originally, a list of articles of clothing that had been sent to be laundered.

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

  2. A long and often tedious list of items.

    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.

  3. An unrealistic list of skills, qualifications and experiences, as demanded by employers when hiring staff.
  4. An equally unrealistic skill set claimed by a candidate on a résumé.