laundry list

Definitions

1. 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. 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 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.
3. 3

   An unrealistic list of skills, qualifications and experiences, as demanded by employers…

   An unrealistic list of skills, qualifications and experiences, as demanded by employers when hiring staff.

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   1. 4

      An equally unrealistic skill set claimed by a candidate on a résumé.

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