"naughty list" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-naughty list.wav [Southern-England] Forms: naughty lists [plural]
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 Head templates: {{en-noun}} naughty list (plural naughty lists)
  1. 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. Categories (topical): Christmas
    Sense id: en-naughty_list-en-noun-4mZXzAm8 Disambiguation of Christmas: 95 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. (by extension) Any hypothetical list of naughty people. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-naughty_list-en-noun-y0k2jtgP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

Inflected forms

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