Speakur

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kitchen-sinking

/ˌkɪt͡ʃ(ə)nˈsɪŋkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables
kit-chen-sink-ing
IPA
/ˌkɪt͡ʃ(ə)nˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of raising unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument.

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.

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).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkɪt͡ʃ(ə)nˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
  • British English: /ˌkɪt͡ʃ(ɪ)nˈsɪŋkɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

kitchen-sinkings (plural) kitchen sinking (alternative)

Phrases

kitchen sink

Questions

How do you pronounce kitchen-sinking?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɪt͡ʃ(ə)nˈsɪŋkɪŋ/.
What does kitchen-sinking mean?
The act of raising unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument.
Where does kitchen-sinking come from?
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).

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