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
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.
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