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Definition of 'bucket list'

bucket list

Word forms: plural bucket lists

countable noun

Your bucket list consists of all the things you would really like to do or see in your life.

[informal]

He made a quick visit to the Taj Mahal just to cross it off his bucket list.

The singer said that performing a James Bond theme tune was definitely on her bucket list.

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bucket list in British

noun

informal

a list of experiences one wants to have before one dies

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Common bucket list hopes include flying a plane, speaking a foreign language and playing a musical instrument. Times, Sunday Times (2014)

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Definition of bucket list from the Collins English Dictionary

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