Hickey

A hickey, hickie or sometimes referred to as a love bite in British English, is a bruise or bruise-like mark caused by kissing or sucking skin, usually on the neck, arm, or earlobe. While biting may be part of giving a hickey, sucking is sufficient to burst small superficial blood vessels under the skin.

Etymology

The origin of the word is from its earlier meaning of "pimple, skin lesion" (c. 1915); perhaps a sense extension and spelling variation from the earlier word meaning "small gadget, device; any unspecified object" which has an unknown origin (1909).

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1. Hickey (disambiguation)
2. Angus Cloud
3. Aaron Hickey
4. Jim Hickey
5. Vivian Hickey
6. William Hickey (actor)
7. Marilyn Hickey
8. John Benjamin Hickey
9. John Hickey
10. Charlie Hickey (musician)
11. Tamara Hickey
12. Nat Hickey
13. James Hickey
14. Thomas Hickey (soldier)
15. Kenny Hickey
16. Bill Hickey
17. Hickey College
18. Rich Hickey
19. Hickey Freeman
20. Cheryl Hickey