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kitchen sink realism

kitchen sink realism noun: a British cultural movement that emerged in the late 1950s and early 1960s, characterized by its depiction of the gritty, often bleak, realities of working-class life.

Noun

kitchen sink realism (uncountable)

  1. A British cultural movement that emerged in the late 1950s and early 1960s, characterized by its depiction of the gritty, often bleak, realities of working-class life.

Synonyms of kitchen sink realism

Questions about kitchen sink realism

What does kitchen sink realism mean?
Kitchen sink realism means a British cultural movement that emerged in the late 1950s and early 1960s, characterized by its depiction of the gritty, often bleak, realities of working-class life.
What part of speech is kitchen sink realism?
Kitchen sink realism is a noun.

Words near kitchen sink realism in the dictionary

  1. kitchen salt
  2. kitchen sign
  3. kitchen sink
  4. kitchen sink drama
  5. kitchen sink dramas
  6. kitchen sink realism
  7. kitchen sink regression
  8. kitchen sink regressions
  9. kitchen sinked
  10. kitchen sinking
  11. kitchen sinks

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