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noun
The act of raising unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business
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History
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).
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
