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kitchen-sink definition

kitchen-sink (kic̸h′ən siŋk′)

adjective

  1. showing a lack of discriminating thought or careful planning; random; indiscriminate his kitchen-sink collection of souvenirs
  2. Chiefly Brit. portraying life, esp. domestic situations, with realism that emphasizes the negative or sordid aspects

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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