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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Examples of hickey in a Sentence
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Owen Myers, EW.com, 8 July 2023
Did fans correctly spot a hickey on the neck of Swift's favorite tight end?
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2023
But many of the essays are memories, musings on dreams (in both senses of the word), and ponderings on everything from hickeys to hummingbirds.
—Karen Campbell, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2023
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
Noun
The follow-up to 2018's Dirty Computer trades in the high-concept, sci-fi world-building of her previous releases for hickeys, bottle-popping, and a heady feast of all things carnal.
—Owen Myers, EW.com, 8 July 2023
Did fans correctly spot a hickey on the neck of Swift's favorite tight end?
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2023
But many of the essays are memories, musings on dreams (in both senses of the word), and ponderings on everything from hickeys to hummingbirds.
—Karen Campbell, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2023
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
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“Hickey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hickey. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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