hickey
noun
- bruise-like mark caused by the kissing or sucking of the skin
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈhɪk.i/
name
Etymology: From Irish Ó hÍcidhe (“descendant of a healer”), from ící (“healer”).
- A surname from Irish.
noun
Etymology: Unknown.
- 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.”
- A similar mark made by the pressure of a musical instrument such as a violin or viola against the neck.
- A pimple.
“No, a pimple is not a small pimp. It is what they call a hickey in the country. Look up papules.”
- An object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled.
- 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.
- 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.”
- Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.
- A tool for making smooth, semicircular bends in conduit and pipe.
- 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.”