compendium vs laundry list

compendium

noun
  • A list or collection of various items. 

  • A collection of board games packaged in a single box. 

  • A short, complete summary; an abstract. 

  • A collected body of information on the standards of strength, purity, and quality of drugs. 

laundry list

noun
  • A long and often tedious list of items. 

  • An unrealistic list of skills, qualifications and experiences, as demanded by employers when hiring staff. Similarly, an equally unrealistic skill set claimed by a candidate on a résumé. 

How often have the words compendium and laundry list occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )