- a sink in a kitchen for washing dishes, vegetables, etc
- (modifier) denoting a type of drama or painting of the 1950s depicting the sordid aspects of domestic reality
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
kitch′en sink′,
kitch•en-sink (kich′ən singk′),USA pronunciation adj.
- the final item imaginable on any extensive list of usually disparate items:He packed everything for his trip except the kitchen sink.
- 1870–75, for literal sense
kitch•en-sink (kich′ən singk′),USA pronunciation adj.
- marked by an indiscriminate and omnivorous use of elements:a kitchen-sink approach to moviemaking.
- 1940–45
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kitchen sink n
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