kitchen-sinking
See also: kitchen sinking
English
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɪt͡ʃ(ɪ)nˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɪt͡ʃ(ə)nˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɪŋkɪŋ
- Hyphenation: kit‧chen-sink‧ing
Etymology
editFrom 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]
Noun
editkitchen-sinking (plural kitchen-sinkings)
- The act of raising unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument.
- (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.
Alternative forms
editDerived terms
edit- kitchen sink (verb, back-formation)
Translations
editact or practice of releasing a large amount of information about the poor financial results of a company in one go
References
edit- ^ “kitchen-sinking, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, July 2023; “kitchen-sinking, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.