of a piece of dramatic fiction, grittily realistic in a domestic setting UK, 1960
2.noun
a stink. Rhyming slang, also used as a verb UK, 1992
(redirected from kitchen sink)
kitchen-sink
Showing or pertaining to the lives of common, everyday people. (Always used before a noun.) You can see that people are becoming less interested in kitchen-sink television, wanting something more thrilling or fantastical.I've tried my hand at writing science fiction, but kitchen-sink novels seem to be the only thing I'm good at.