kissing cousin

noun

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

   a textile that is a kissing cousin to nylon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kissing cousin¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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