"kitchen-sinking" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkɪt͡ʃ(ɪ)nˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌkɪt͡ʃ(ə)nˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ [General-American] Forms: kitchen-sinkings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋkɪŋ 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). Etymology templates: {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{affix|en|kitchen sink|-ing|id2=gerund noun|pos1=noun|pos2=suffix forming nouns denoting the acts of doing things}} kitchen sink (noun) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the acts of doing things) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kitchen-sinking (plural kitchen-sinkings)
  1. The act of raising unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument. Translations (act of raising unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument): aiheeseen liittymättömien valitusten esittäminen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-kitchen-sinking-en-noun-qPwik8Gz Disambiguation of 'act of raising unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument': 95 5
  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. Categories (topical): Business Translations (act or practice of releasing a large amount of information about the poor financial results of a company in one go): kaikkien huonojen tietojen julkistus kerralla (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-kitchen-sinking-en-noun-9x0ZyaFk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 79 Topics: business Disambiguation of 'act or practice of releasing a large amount of information about the poor financial results of a company in one go': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kitchen sinking Derived forms: kitchen sink (english: back-formation) [verb]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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