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kitchen-sinking

Syllables: kit·chen-sink·ingUK/ˌkɪt͡ʃ(ɪ)nˈsɪŋkɪŋ/US/ˌkɪt͡ʃ(ə)nˈsɪŋkɪŋ/

kitchen-sinking noun: the act of raising unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument.

Noun

kitchen-sinking (plural kitchen-sinkings)

  1. The act of raising unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument.
  2. The act or practice of releasing a large amount of information about the poor financial results of a company in one go, in the hope that there will be less impact.

Forms of kitchen-sinking

pluralkitchen-sinkings
alternative formkitchen sinking

Origin of kitchen-sinking

From kitchen sink (noun) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the acts of doing things), referring to terms like everything but the kitchen sink and throw the kitchen sink at. The term is attested earlier than kitchen sink (verb).

Words formed from kitchen-sinking

Words that rhyme with kitchen-sinking

Questions about kitchen-sinking

What does kitchen-sinking mean?
Kitchen-sinking means the act of raising unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument.
What part of speech is kitchen-sinking?
Kitchen-sinking is a noun.
How do you pronounce kitchen-sinking?
Kitchen-sinking is pronounced /ˌkɪt͡ʃ(ɪ)nˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of kitchen-sinking?
The plural of kitchen-sinking is kitchen-sinkings.

Words near kitchen-sinking in the dictionary

  1. kitchen-gardens
  2. kitchen-hand
  3. kitchen-hands
  4. Kitchen-Kafir
  5. kitchen-sinkery
  6. kitchen-sinking
  7. kitchen-sinkings
  8. kitchen-sinky
  9. kitchen-table software
  10. kitchenable
  11. kitchenalia

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