Meanings
nounhoney do list (plural honey do lists)
plural honey do lists · alternative honeydew list · alternative honey-do list
- USidiomaticA collection of requests, usually a list of household tasks assigned by a partner.
Origin
From "Honey, could you do...", punning on honeydew.
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honey do list. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honey%20do%20list
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“honey do list.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honey%20do%20list. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “honey do list,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honey%20do%20list.
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