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kissing cousin
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kissing cousin
n.
1. A distant relative known well enough to be kissed when greeted.
2. One of two or more things that are closely akin.
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Noun1.kissing cousin - a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss
kissing kin
relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"


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Indeed, in America religion and politics have become kissing cousins, and many worry that the constitutional barrier separating church and state could soon--like the walls of Jericho--come tumbling down.
Separation anxiety: how intertwined should religion and politics be ... by McCormick, Patrick / U.S. Catholic
Steelhead are sea-going kissing cousins of rainbow trout.
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Should we be concerned that, as the Times review quoted above suggests, "buying and selling" and "lying and cheating" are often seen as kissing cousins, if not actually married?
Boiler Room Boilerplate by Gillespie, Nick / Reason
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