naughty list

noun
/ˈnɔːti lɪst/UK/ˈnɔti lɪst/US

Etymology

Certainly connected with, and possibly derived from, the lyrics of a Christmas carol, "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town": He's makin a list / and checkin it twice / He's gonna find out / who's naughty or nice

Definitions

  1. According to Christmas folklore, a list kept by Santa Claus of children who have been…

    According to Christmas folklore, a list kept by Santa Claus of children who have been naughty, and who will therefore not be given as many presents; kept in conjunction with the antithetical nice list.

  2. Any hypothetical list of naughty people.

    • You don't want to get on the FBI's naughty list.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA