"kitchen table" meaning in English

See kitchen table in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: kitchen tables [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kitchen table (plural kitchen tables)
  1. (figurative, attributive) Of a polyamory relationship, in which all the partners know each other and live or socialize casually together. Tags: attributive, figuratively
    Sense id: en-kitchen_table-en-noun-wGUIuYs4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Polyamory Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Polyamory: 86 14
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kitchen, table. Derived forms: kitchen table issue, kitchen table software, kitchen-table software, KTP Related terms: solo polyamory
    Sense id: en-kitchen_table-en-noun-WRpPhLtn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45

Inflected forms

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