kissing kin

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noun

any more or less distant kin familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss, as a cousin (kissing cousin ).

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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How to use kissing kin in a sentence

Earlier that day, officials say, Stone went on a bloody rampage killing six of his kin and wreaking havoc in three small towns.
Hunt for Iraq Vet After Killing Spree|M.L. Nestel|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Here it is, in the faces of the victims, in the stories of bravery, in the souls and memory of the survivors, the next of kin.
Dick Cheney vs. ‘Unbroken’|Mike Barnicle|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Simple joys of life—hugging, kissing, coloring—they have been taken away,” she says.
The Radio Battle to Educate Ebola’s Kids|Abby Haglage|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That statistic is based on a survey that includes attempted forced kissing as sexual assault.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Dec. 7|PunditFact.com|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Under that definition, forced kissing can certainly constitute as a form of sexual assault.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Dec. 7|PunditFact.com|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I don't want ter see ennybody put upon, nor noways sufferin', ef so be's I kin help; but thet ain't ennythin' stronary, ez I know.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
But my faver says it's un-man-ly to be always kissing, and I did n't fink you'd do vat, Coppy.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Probably he was some kin to old Granny Harris, who had distant connections in the North, some one suggested.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
In the wagon a fellow is in the act of kissing a girl, while an old woman belabours him about the head.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
The chambermaid is otherwise engaged, for an amorous spark is seen to be kissing her in the open doorway.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper