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kissing cousin


kissing cousin

noun

Definition of KISSING COUSIN

1
: a person and especially a relative whom one knows well enough to kiss more or less formally upon meeting
2
: one that is closely related in kind to something else
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First Known Use of KISSING COUSIN

1941

Rhymes with KISSING COUSIN

baker's dozen, cater-cousin, daily dozen, second cousin

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