hickey

hickey
noun /ˈhɪk.i/
a) A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking.
b) Used by some speakers to refer to an object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled.

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  • hickey — hick ey, hickie hick ie . 1. (Elec.) A device used to adapt a lighting fixture for mounting in an outlet box, or on a pipe. [PJC] 2. A red mark on the skin, caused by a passionate, sucking kiss at that location. [slang] [PJC] 3. a {doohickey}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hickey — see HICKIE (Cf. hickie) …   Etymology dictionary

  • hickey — ☆ hickey [hik′ē ] n. pl. hickeys or hickies [orig. U.S. dial.] 1. Informal any device or gadget; doohickey 2. a tool used for bending pipe 3. a coupling for electrical fixtures 4. Informal a pimple or pustule 5. Slang a bruise …   English World dictionary

  • Hickey — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Hickey est un nom de famille notamment porté par : Denis Hickie (1976 ), un joueur irlandais de rugby à XV ; James Hickey (1920, 2004), un… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • hickey — AND hicky [“hiki] 1. n. a love bite; a mark on the skin caused by biting or sucking. (See also monkey bite.) □ He’s mad at her because she gave him a hicky. □ She wore a high collar to cover up a hickey. 2. n. a pimple, especially if infected. □… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • hickey — UK [ˈhɪkɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms hickey : singular hickey plural hickeys American a love bite …   English dictionary

  • hickey — n Bruise on the skin left by sucking. They must have at least petted last night; she cam to work today with a hickey on her neck. 1950s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

  • hickey — n American a. a love bite ► I like your date, Sam. Be careful she doesn t lose a baby tooth when she s giving you a hickey. (Cheers, US TV comedy series, 1986) b. a spot or other skin blemish …   Contemporary slang

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