hickeys

Variant of hickey

hickey definition

☆ hickey (hik′ē)

noun pl. hickeys -·eys or hickies -·ies

  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 made on the skin by sucking it, as in lovemaking

Etymology: orig. U.S. dial.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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