kissing cousin
kissing cousin
noun
1.
See under kissing kin.
2.
something closely related or very similar: a textile that is a kissing cousin to nylon.
Origin:
1935–40
1935–40
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kissing kin
noun
any more or less distant kin familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss, as a cousin (kissing cousin)
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Kissing cousin
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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