kitchen-sinking

noun — 2 senses

kitchen-sinking

noun

UK /ˌkɪt͡ʃ(ɪ)nˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ · US /ˌkɪt͡ʃ(ə)nˈsɪŋkɪŋ/

Etymology 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).

1

The act of raising unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument.

2

Business 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.

Derived terms
kitchen sink

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