hickey

IPA: hˈɪki

noun

  • (originally US, slang) A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking.
  • (informal, slang) An object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled.
  • (printing) 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.
  • (printing, informal) A serif or other ornamentation on type.
  • Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.
  • A tool for making smooth, semicircular bends in conduit and pipe.
  • (US, slang, business, finance) An unintended negative outcome or loss in regards to a deal or action.
  • A surname from Irish.
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Examples of "hickey" in Sentences

  • The NRSC is accepting that it as behind the "hickey" casting call.
  • Is that where the "hickey", a word that first appeared in 1934, came from?
  • Plaanden's indignant disgust, his military splendor was seriously impaired by a huge "hickey" over his left eye, the memento of a well-aimed rock.
  • The play focuses on a tough Irish laborer (Hamlin), who becomes a national superstar when it's discovered that his daughter has a "hickey" on her neck that resembles Jesus.
  • Del, I don't know what kind of maidens you are used to kissing but a 3.5 inch turkey load tends to leave a "hickey" on my shoulder after each smooch ... even when that orange bead is held on the base of old Tom's warty neck!

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