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
Examples of hickey in a Sentence
Noun (1)
I lost the hickey that locks and unlocks the car's doors by remote control
Noun (2)
the last thing she needed on her wedding day was a hickey for her radiant face
Recent Examples on the Web
Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
Here are some tricks for how to remove a hickey beyond the old scarf or turtleneck trick.
—Lindsey Ellefson, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2024
Here are some tricks for how to remove a hickey beyond the old scarf or turtleneck trick.
—Lindsey Ellefson, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2024
Here are some tricks for how to remove a hickey beyond the old scarf or turtleneck trick.
—Lindsey Ellefson, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2024
Here are some tricks for how to remove a hickey beyond the old scarf or turtleneck trick.
—Lindsey Ellefson, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2024
In other words, don't bother asking how to get rid of a hickey fast.
—Lindsey Ellefson, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2024
The final piece of the puzzle snaps into place as the gang attends a party thrown by Mac’s friend and former producer Roya (Haven Burton), who happens to own the monkey that gave Mac that embarrassing small-mouth hickey.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
The suction cups are left on the body somewhere between five to 10 minutes, which is why the circle marks (which are comparable to a bruise… or even a hickey) appear.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Friends emerge from the weekend with a lot of hickeys.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
Here are some tricks for how to remove a hickey beyond the old scarf or turtleneck trick.
—Lindsey Ellefson, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2024
Here are some tricks for how to remove a hickey beyond the old scarf or turtleneck trick.
—Lindsey Ellefson, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2024
Here are some tricks for how to remove a hickey beyond the old scarf or turtleneck trick.
—Lindsey Ellefson, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2024
Here are some tricks for how to remove a hickey beyond the old scarf or turtleneck trick.
—Lindsey Ellefson, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2024
In other words, don't bother asking how to get rid of a hickey fast.
—Lindsey Ellefson, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2024
The final piece of the puzzle snaps into place as the gang attends a party thrown by Mac’s friend and former producer Roya (Haven Burton), who happens to own the monkey that gave Mac that embarrassing small-mouth hickey.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
The suction cups are left on the body somewhere between five to 10 minutes, which is why the circle marks (which are comparable to a bruise… or even a hickey) appear.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2024
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“Hickey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hickey. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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