Meaning of Hickey | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking.
   slang
2. A surname from Irish.
3. A similar mark made by the pressure of a musical instrument such as a violin or viola against the neck.
4. An object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled.
   informal, slang
5. A printing defect caused by foreign matter on the printing surface resulting in a ring where the ink is missing, appearing as a spot of ink surrounded by a halo, or as an unprinted spot within a solid printed area.
6. A serif or other ornamentation on type.
   informal
7. Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.
8. A tool for making smooth, semicircular bends in conduit and pipe.
9. An unintended negative outcome or loss in regards to a deal or action.
   US, slang

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Examples

“But Louis Vuitton bras all over your breasts / Got me wanting to put hickeys all over your chest”

“When it comes to hickeys, the best I can tell you is that a lot of girls cover them with makeup or a turtleneck shirt. But let me close with a final thought. Never be ashamed of your hickeys. Show them off proudly as badges of love.”

“Years ago, there were internal company standards for dark center (ink color) hickeys and for white voids in solids/type.”

“It is generally believed, by those who study such things, that serif typefaces are easier to read when reading a lot of words. The hickeys (serifs) on each letter tend to push our eye toward the next letter.”

“take a hickey”

“Farmer Jones took a hickey on his soybean crop when the flood washed the seeds away.”

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