laundry list noun3 •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. — 2007 •(informal) An unrealistic list of skills, qualifications and experiences, as demanded by employers when hiring staff, or claimed by a candidate on a résumé. •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. — 1920 formslaundry lists