kitchen-sinkingn.

Brit.

/ˌkɪtʃ(ᵻ)nˈsɪŋkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌkɪtʃ(ə)nˈsɪŋkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: kitchen sink n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < kitchen sink n. (compare everything but the kitchen sink, to throw the kitchen sink at, and other phrases at kitchen sink n. and adj. Phrases 1) + -ing suffix¹. Compare later kitchen sink v.

1. The action of bringing up all of one's grievances or complaints in an argument with someone about an unrelated issue.

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1975 Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) Jrnl. 18 Dec. 29/5 Kitchen sinking. This means that when you get into a fight, one or both spouses starts bringing up all sorts of things which have nothing to do with the immediate argument.

2015 B. Frankel I suck at Relationships so you don't have To ii. 55 Your old habits of kitchen-sinking, name-calling, defending, etc. will color your carefully chosen words an angry, attacking red.

2. Business. The action or practice of announcing losses and other negative financial results all at the same time in the hope of lessening their impact.

ΚΠ

1990 Independent on Sunday 15 July (Business section) 4/1 Ferranti International..is expected by City analysts to reveal losses..and extraordinary write-offs..when it releases its annual results this week... There's going to be a lot of kitchen-sinking in the results and they'll look terrible.

2019 Investors Chron. (National ed.) (Nexis) 19 July The group's disastrous 2019 continues... The kitchen-sinking from June seems to have demolished what little shareholder confidence remained.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kitchen-sinking
释义	kitchen-sinkingn. Brit. /ˌkɪtʃ(ᵻ)nˈsɪŋkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌkɪtʃ(ə)nˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: kitchen sink n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < kitchen sink n. (compare everything but the kitchen sink, to throw the kitchen sink at, and other phrases at kitchen sink n. and adj. Phrases 1) + -ing suffix¹. Compare later kitchen sink v. 1. The action of bringing up all of one's grievances or complaints in an argument with someone about an unrelated issue. ΚΠ 1975 Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) Jrnl. 18 Dec. 29/5 Kitchen sinking. This means that when you get into a fight, one or both spouses starts bringing up all sorts of things which have nothing to do with the immediate argument. 2015 B. Frankel I suck at Relationships so you don't have To ii. 55 Your old habits of kitchen-sinking, name-calling, defending, etc. will color your carefully chosen words an angry, attacking red. 2. Business. The action or practice of announcing losses and other negative financial results all at the same time in the hope of lessening their impact. ΚΠ 1990 Independent on Sunday 15 July (Business section) 4/1 Ferranti International..is expected by City analysts to reveal losses..and extraordinary write-offs..when it releases its annual results this week... There's going to be a lot of kitchen-sinking in the results and they'll look terrible. 2019 Investors Chron. (National ed.) (Nexis) 19 July The group's disastrous 2019 continues... The kitchen-sinking from June seems to have demolished what little shareholder confidence remained. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1975
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