everything but the kitchen sink

English

Alternative forms

everything and the kitchen sink, everything including the kitchen sink

Etymology

Originally military slang, 1944.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

everything but the kitchen sink (uncountable)

(idiomatic) Almost everything, whether needed or not.
Synonyms: everything under the sun; see also Thesaurus:everything

She must have brought everything but the kitchen sink along on the trip, and how she lifted her suitcase, I do not know.

Related terms

Translations

Almost everything, whether needed or not

French: tout le/un/son bric-à-brac/bazar
German: mit Sack und Pack (de), mit Kind und Kegel (de) (both only similar), alles, was nicht niet- und nagelfest ist
Hungarian: az égvilágon/égadta világon/égegyadta világon minden/mindent
Portuguese: tudo e mais um par de botas

See also

kitchen-sinkery

References

Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “kitchen sink”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Further reading

“everything but the kitchen sink”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“everything but the kitchen sink”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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