hickey

or hick·ie

[ hik-ee ]

/ ˈhɪk i /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR hickey ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

Slang.

a pimple.
a reddish mark left on the skin by a passionate kiss.

any device or gadget whose name is not known or is momentarily forgotten.

Electricity. a fitting used to mount a lighting fixture in an outlet box or on a pipe or stud.

a tool used to bend tubes and pipes.

Origin of hickey

An Americanism dating from 1905–10 of obscure origin; senses under def. 1 perhaps a separate word, though the development “device,” from “defective device,” from “defect, blemish, mark” is also possible; cf. doohickey

Words nearby hickey

hiccup, hic et ubique, Hichens, hic jacet, hick, hickey, hick-joint pointing, Hickok, Hickok, Wild Bill, hickory, “Hickory, Dickory, Dock”

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Example sentences from the Web for hickey

“We are already implementing our plan and are getting good early results,” Hickey told a House oversight subcommittee July 18.
Veterans Waiting Even Longer for Benefits, Especially in Big Cities|Aaron Glantz|August 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Your Hickey in The Iceman Cometh has become legendary and most recently you played Jim Tyrone in A Moon for the Misbegotten.
Kevin Spacey on Casino Jack|Kevin Sessums|December 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST
"Hansen'll lay it up to him, you see," said Hickey, looking at the big man now sprawled out on his bunk in noisy slumber.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, September 1908, No. 5|Various
Father Hickey had suffered the meed of his inhospitable conduct.
The Miraculous Revenge|Bernard Shaw

If Hickey had not been woefully weak in mathematics the famous Fed.
The Eternal Boy|Owen Johnson
This deed of heroic accomplishment and public benefaction was the true goal of Hickey's planning.
The Eternal Boy|Owen Johnson
Somehow the tranquillity of the head master's attitude did not reassure Hickey.
The Eternal Boy|Owen Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for hickey

hickey

/ (ˈhɪkɪ) /

noun

US and Canadian informal an object or gadget: used as a name when the correct name is forgotten, etc; doodah

US and Canadian informal a mark on the skin, esp a lovebite

printing a spot on a printed sheet caused by an imperfection or a speck on the printing plate

Word Origin for hickey

C20: of unknown origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	hickey
释义	hickey or hick·ie [ hik-ee ] / ˈhɪk i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hickey ON THESAURUS.COM noun Slang. a pimple. a reddish mark left on the skin by a passionate kiss. any device or gadget whose name is not known or is momentarily forgotten. Electricity. a fitting used to mount a lighting fixture in an outlet box or on a pipe or stud. a tool used to bend tubes and pipes. Origin of hickey An Americanism dating from 1905–10 of obscure origin; senses under def. 1 perhaps a separate word, though the development “device,” from “defective device,” from “defect, blemish, mark” is also possible; cf. doohickey Words nearby hickey hiccup, hic et ubique, Hichens, hic jacet, hick, hickey, hick-joint pointing, Hickok, Hickok, Wild Bill, hickory, “Hickory, Dickory, Dock” Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hickey “We are already implementing our plan and are getting good early results,” Hickey told a House oversight subcommittee July 18. Veterans Waiting Even Longer for Benefits, Especially in Big Cities\|Aaron Glantz\|August 29, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Your Hickey in The Iceman Cometh has become legendary and most recently you played Jim Tyrone in A Moon for the Misbegotten. Kevin Spacey on Casino Jack\|Kevin Sessums\|December 14, 2010\|DAILY BEAST "Hansen'll lay it up to him, you see," said Hickey, looking at the big man now sprawled out on his bunk in noisy slumber. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, September 1908, No. 5\|Various Father Hickey had suffered the meed of his inhospitable conduct. The Miraculous Revenge\|Bernard Shaw If Hickey had not been woefully weak in mathematics the famous Fed. The Eternal Boy\|Owen Johnson This deed of heroic accomplishment and public benefaction was the true goal of Hickey's planning. The Eternal Boy\|Owen Johnson Somehow the tranquillity of the head master's attitude did not reassure Hickey. The Eternal Boy\|Owen Johnson British Dictionary definitions for hickey hickey / (ˈhɪkɪ) / noun US and Canadian informal an object or gadget: used as a name when the correct name is forgotten, etc; doodah US and Canadian informal a mark on the skin, esp a lovebite printing a spot on a printed sheet caused by an imperfection or a speck on the printing plate Word Origin for hickey C20: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hickey blister, blemish, lump, acne, freckle, blot, bruise, wart, blotch, smudge, imperfection, pimple, snag, stigma, stain, scar, discoloration, abscess, zit, carbuncle
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hickey

or hick·ie

noun

Origin of hickey

Words nearby hickey

Example sentences from the Web for hickey

British Dictionary definitions for hickey

noun

Word Origin for hickey

Words related to hickey