Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

everything but the kitchen sink

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
ev-ery-thing but the k-itchen sink
IPA
55
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Almost everything, whether needed or not.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Originally military slang, 1944.

Usage

Inflected Forms

everything and the kitchen sink (alternative) everything including the kitchen sink (alternative)

Phrases

kitchen sink regression kitchen-sinky kitchen-sinkery

Frequently Paired Words

kitchen sink regression kitchen-sinky kitchen-sinkery

Synonyms

everything under the sun all the marbles bag and baggage everytang everything but the galley stove everything but the kitchen sink full monty hook line and sinker kit and caboodle lock stock and barrel

Questions

What does everything but the kitchen sink mean?
Almost everything, whether needed or not.
Where does everything but the kitchen sink come from?
Originally military slang, 1944.

How to pronounce everything but the kitchen sink

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