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hick·ey  (hk)
n. pl. hick·eys Informal
1. A device or contrivance; a gadget.
2.
a. A reddish mark on the skin caused by amorous kissing, biting, or sucking.
b. A pimple.
3. A pipe-bending apparatus.
4. A threaded electrical fitting used to connect a fixture to an outlet box.

[Origin unknown.]

hickey [ˈhɪkɪ]
n
1. US and Canadian informal an object or gadget: used as a name when the correct name is forgotten, etc.; doodah
2. US and Canadian informal a mark on the skin, esp a lovebite
3. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing a spot on a printed sheet caused by an imperfection or a speck on the printing plate
[of unknown origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hickey - a small inflamed elevation of the skinhickey - a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
acne - an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
papule - a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox)
pustule - a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus
2.hickey - a temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover
erythema - abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation)
Translations
hickey [ˈhɪkɪ] N (US) (= pimple) → grano m; (= love-bite) → mordisco m amoroso, chupón m
hickey
n (inf)
(= thingummy)Dingsbums nt (inf)
(= love bite)Knutschfleck m (inf)


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