kissing kin

noun

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

Example Sentences

Of course, it’s likely that crowded in-person gatherings are off the table for even your kissing kin in the immediate future, but this is a question not merely of physical but emotional proximity.

From Slate

Horticulturally speaking, a Virginia azalea and a Texas rose aren't even kissing kin.

From Time Magazine Archive