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open-kimono
adjective
characterised by complete honesty and full disclosure US
Sometimes formulated as OPEN THE KIMONO or a variation thereon. Ronin International, a computer consulting firm, promises “open-kimono” in its published mission statement, explaining that the term “stems from feudal Japanese times where the term signified that the party will hide nothing within his clothing (the kimono was the dominant clothing of that era) that could conceivably be used as a weapon”.- — Robert Kirk Mueller, Buzzwords, p. 117, 1974
- The breakup is forcing AT&T not only to get competitive, but to be willing to open its kimono and talk more thoroughly about its plans. — Computerworld, p. 55, 4 July 1984
- — United States Naval Institute Proceedings, p. 108, October 1986
- “Developers look at us and think “corporation” and we want them to know that we embrace open source, an open kimono approach so to speak. That was the reason for our keynote,” Shapanka said. — IDG News Service, 25 October 2000
- Laura Day Del Cotto, attorney for The United Co., Wilkinson’s largest creditor, said debtors who receive court protection while reorganizing their finances have to assume an “open kimono” position when asked for financial data by their creditors. — Lexington Herald-Leader, 13 April 2001
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