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View synonyms for kissing cousin

kissing cousin

noun

  1. kissing kin
  2. something closely related or very similar:

    a textile that is a kissing cousin to nylon.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of kissing cousin1

First recorded in 1935–40

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Example Sentences

Sex with the boss can also be seen as the kissing cousin of date rape.

I could not leave without kissing cousin Ruth good-bye, but this excited no suspicion, as it was a thing I did on every pretext.

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