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hickey

noun

  1. bruise-like mark caused by the kissing or sucking of the skin
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhɪk.i/

name

Etymology: From Irish Ó hÍcidhe (“descendant of a healer”), from ící (“healer”).

  1. A surname from Irish.

noun

Etymology: Unknown.

  1. A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking.

    But Louis Vuitton bras all over your breasts / Got me wanting to put hickeys all over your chest

    When it comes to hickeys, the best I can tell you is that a lot of girls cover them with makeup or a turtleneck shirt. But let me close with a final thought. Never be ashamed of your hickeys. Show them off proudly as badges of love.

  2. A similar mark made by the pressure of a musical instrument such as a violin or viola against the neck.
  3. A pimple.

    No, a pimple is not a small pimp. It is what they call a hickey in the country. Look up papules.

  4. An object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled.
  5. A printing defect caused by foreign matter on the printing surface resulting in a ring where the ink is missing, appearing as a spot of ink surrounded by a halo, or as an unprinted spot within a solid printed area.
  6. A serif or other ornamentation on type.

    Years ago, there were internal company standards for dark center (ink color) hickeys and for white voids in solids/type.

    It is generally believed, by those who study such things, that serif typefaces are easier to read when reading a lot of words. The hickeys (serifs) on each letter tend to push our eye toward the next letter.

  7. Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.
  8. A tool for making smooth, semicircular bends in conduit and pipe.
  9. An unintended negative outcome or loss in regards to a deal or action.

    take a hickey

    Farmer Jones took a hickey on his soybean crop when the flood washed the seeds away.