hickey
1 of 2noun (1)
hick·ey ˈhi-kē 
plural hickeys
: gadget
hickey
2 of 2noun (2)
plural hickeys
1
a
: pimple
b
: a temporary red mark or bruise on the skin (such as one produced by biting and sucking)
2
plural also hickies : a small imperfection in printing
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- dingus
- doodad
- doohickey
- thingamabob
- thingamajig
- thingumajig
- thingummy
- whatchamacallit
- whatnot
- whatsit
- whatsis
- what-is-it
Noun (2)
- boil
- fester
- papule
- pimple
- pock
- pustule
- whelk
- zit [slang]
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
origin unknown
Noun (2)
origin unknown
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1913, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
circa 1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Medical Definition
hickey
noun
hick·ey ˈhik-ē
plural hickeys
1
: pimple
2
: a temporary red mark produced especially in lovemaking by biting and sucking the skin
hickeys 1 of 2
noun (1)
as in doohickeys
a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember I lost the hickey that locks and unlocks the car's doors by remote control Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- doohickeys
- dinguses
- thingamajigs
- whatsits
- thingamabobs
- whatnots
- whatchamacallits
- thingummies
- doodads
- doohickies
- thingumajigs
- whatses
- what-is-its
hickeys
2 of 2noun (2)
as in blisters
a small, inflamed swelling of the skin the last thing she needed on her wedding day was a hickey for her radiant face Synonyms & Similar Words
- blisters
- pimples
- pustules
- welts
- papules
- bumps
- zits
- boils
- lumps
- sores
- pocks
- blackheads
- whelks
- warts
- whiteheads
- protuberances
- festers
- milia
- weals
