kissing cousin

noun
🔊/ˌkɪsɪŋ ˈkʌzn/
🔊/ˌkɪsɪŋ ˈkʌzn/
(especially North American English, old-fashioned)
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  1. a distant relative who you know well enough to kiss when you meet them
    • We're more than just kissing cousins. 我们不仅仅是亲吻表兄弟。
  2. something that is a lot like something else
    • There is a popular idea that creativity and madness are kissing cousins.一个流行的想法是创造力和疯狂正在亲吻表亲。