ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective
1. chiefly Britain : 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
kitchen-sink soup—made with … meat, chicken, fish cake, shrimp, mushrooms and greens — Mimi Sheraton