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kitchen sink n

A sink in a kitchen used for washing crockery, cutlery, utensils, food, etc., and disposing of waste. (figurative) (also attributive) A miscellaneous item or a miscellany, especially exemplifying an indiscriminate profusion. (metonymically) In chained or tied to the kitchen sink, etc.: domestic chores or housework, especially when regarded as menial and tedious. (obsolete) A thing regarded as defiled due to corruption, immorality, etc. kitchen sink adj (UK) (painting) Of or pertaining to a mid-20th-century realist style of painting in Britain characterized by scenes of dull or untidy domestic interiors such as kitchens in the homes of urban working-class people; also, of or pertaining to an artist or group of artists painting in this style. (by extension, drama, fiction, film, television, originally derogatory) Of or pertaining to a mid-20th-century (especially 1950s–1960s) genre of drama, fiction, etc., in Britain depicting the harsh lives of working-class people; also, of or pertaining to a film, novel, play, etc., of this genre. kitchen sink v (transitive) To make (something) overly complicated or elaborate; to overcomplicate, to overwork. To raise to (someone) unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument. (business) 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. (intransitive) To raise unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument.

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