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cousin
(redirected from first cousins once removed)

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kissing cousins
relatives who know one another well enough to kiss when they meet. Joe and I are kissing cousins, though we ain't seen one another since we was kids. Technically, we're second cousins once removed, but I just say we're kissing cousins.
See also: kiss

think someone hung the moon (and stars) and think someone is God's own cousin

Rur. to think someone is perfect. Joe won't listen to any complaints about Mary. He thinks she hung the moon and stars. Jim is awful stuck-up. He thinks he's God's own cousin.
See also: hung, moon, think

What's buzzin'? and What's buzzin' cousin?

Sl. What's happening? Hey, chum! What's buzzin' cousin? What's buzzin' around here?

a kissing cousin  (old-fashioned)
someone you are related to but not very closely I didn't realize she knew Tony, but in fact, they're kissing cousins.
See also: kiss


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If Falwell's mother was Beasley's great-aunt, then Brett and Jerry are not second cousins but first cousins once removed.
 
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