kitchen sinking

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.

Verb

kitchen sink (third-person singular simple present kitchen sinks, present participle kitchen sinking, simple past and past participle kitchen sinked)

1. (UK, transitive) To make (something) overly complicated or elaborate; to overcomplicate, to overwork.
2. (UK, transitive) To raise to (someone) unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument.
3. (UK, transitive) To release (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.
4. (UK, intransitive) To raise unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument.

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