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
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Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 3 Feb. 2023
Amador said an expert looked at the physical evidence but could not determine if her apparent bruises were hickeys instead.
—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
The woman initially characterized them as hickeys, according to previous statements by her and others.
—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
Afterwards, they’re invited for a night in the Hideaway and Tyler emerges the next morning with a hickey on his neck.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2021
What the hell is a hickey, anyway?
—Lindsey Lanquist, SELF, 24 Dec. 2020
One such memo argued that the man who ultimately received the largest settlement should have filed his claim within a year of the moment — decades earlier — that his mother spotted a hickey on his neck left by Brignac.
—David A. Hammer, NOLA.com, 18 Dec. 2020
Thus, when Jannakos sings while cooking at the stove, or Ottolini trashes her ex, or Hamilton and his girlfriend cut up onscreen with a telltale hickey on his neck, those casual interactions cement their relationship with their followers.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2020
As Pete walked Kim to his Lamborghini SUV, the paparazzi snapped pics of what appears to be a hickey on the left side of Pete's neck.
—Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 6 Jan. 2022
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Noun
How to hide a hickey with makeup Outside of wearing scarves and turtlenecks 24-7, the easiest way to remove a hickey is by covering it up with makeup.
—Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 3 Feb. 2023
Amador said an expert looked at the physical evidence but could not determine if her apparent bruises were hickeys instead.
—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
The woman initially characterized them as hickeys, according to previous statements by her and others.
—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
Afterwards, they’re invited for a night in the Hideaway and Tyler emerges the next morning with a hickey on his neck.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2021
What the hell is a hickey, anyway?
—Lindsey Lanquist, SELF, 24 Dec. 2020
One such memo argued that the man who ultimately received the largest settlement should have filed his claim within a year of the moment — decades earlier — that his mother spotted a hickey on his neck left by Brignac.
—David A. Hammer, NOLA.com, 18 Dec. 2020
Thus, when Jannakos sings while cooking at the stove, or Ottolini trashes her ex, or Hamilton and his girlfriend cut up onscreen with a telltale hickey on his neck, those casual interactions cement their relationship with their followers.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2020
As Pete walked Kim to his Lamborghini SUV, the paparazzi snapped pics of what appears to be a hickey on the left side of Pete's neck.
—Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 6 Jan. 2022
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“Hickey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hickey. Accessed 29 Sep. 2023.
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