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kissing cousin
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noun
See under kissing kin.
something closely related or very similar: a textile that is a kissing cousin to nylon.
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Origin of kissing cousin
First recorded in 1935â40
Words nearby kissing cousin
kisser, kiss good-bye, Kissimmee, kissing bridge, kissing bug, kissing cousin, kissing cousins, kissing disease, Kissinger, Kissinger, Henry, kissing gate
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