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kitchen–sink
adjective kitch·en–sink \-ˈsiŋk\
Definition of KITCHEN-SINK
1
chiefly British : portraying or emphasizing the squalid aspects of modern life <the kitchen–sink realism of contemporary British drama — Current Biography>
2
: being or made up of a hodgepodge of disparate elements or ingredients
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First Known Use of KITCHEN-SINK
1941
Related to KITCHEN-SINK
- Synonyms
- assorted, eclectic, heterogeneous, indiscriminate, kitchen-sink, magpie, mixed, motley, patchwork, piebald, promiscuous, raggle-taggle, ragtag, varied
- Antonyms
- homogeneous
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