🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

먼 사촌

Pronunciation / Transliteration: meon sachon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Shirt-Tail-Cousin/ˈʃɜrtˌteɪlˈkaʊzɪn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"가족 모임에서 나는 먼 사촌을 처음 만났다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A cousin who is distantly related, often through a more extended family connection.

    "At the family reunion, I met my shirt-tail cousin for the first time."
  2. 2

    A term used informally to refer to a relative who is not closely related by blood.

    "She referred to him as her shirt-tail cousin, even though they had only met a few times."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'shirt-tail cousin' originates from American English, where 'shirt-tail' refers to the lower part of a shirt that hangs out, symbolizing a distant or less direct familial connection. The phrase has evolved to describe a cousin who is not closely related, often used in informal contexts since the early 20th century.

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