bucket list

noun

: a list of things that one has not done before but wants to do before dying

Examples of bucket list in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Eastern Canadian couple over there have had the Fairmont Empress on their bucket list for years. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

And Parker Hollow is the perfect excuse for those who have had Parkville on their bucket list to make a reservation and a day of it, checking out the local shops, bookstore, coffee shops and park. — Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

This is like bucket list to be able to sing for 62,000 people tonight. — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Consider this list of fall baking recipes your official autumn baking bucket list. — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

from the phrase kick the bucket (to die)

First Known Use

2006, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bucket list

• blastocyst
• bolshevist
• coexist
• egoist
• hedonist
• jihadist
• nativist
• oculist
• reminisced
• trotskyist
• assist
• blacklist