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noun (1)

plural of hickey
as in doohickeys
a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember I lost the hickey that locks and unlocks the car's doors by remote control

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noun (2)

plural of hickey
as in blisters
a small, inflamed swelling of the skin the last thing she needed on her wedding day was a hickey for her radiant face

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  1. doohickeys
  2. pimples
  3. thingamajigs
  4. pustules
  5. whatnots
  6. welts
  7. whatsits
  8. bumps
Noun
  • There’s an amulet (one of those glowing doohickeys the fate of the cosmos hangs on), and your heart may sink every time someone starts chattering about it.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 May 2026
  • Co-writes from Brandi Carlile and vocals from Chris Stapleton can’t save it; the choruses can’t muster up the old dopamine hits; even the trademark Dessner doohickeys seem absent, just uninspired arrangements with heavily Melodyned vocals.
    — Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of doohickeys
Noun
  • The biggest overnight mistakes include sleeping in makeup, skipping moisturizer, over-exfoliating, using SPF as a night cream and picking at pimples in bed.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to being predominantly white, shoes with pimples around the outside of the toes are not permitted.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Definition of pimples
Noun
  • And this doesn’t include the little four-facial-expression thingamajigs in airport restrooms that ask you to rank cleanliness by touching them.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
Definition of thingamajigs
Noun
  • The infected children reported a range of skin and soft tissue symptoms, including spots, pustules, blisters, and abscesses.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • This causes small but often painful red pustules that cluster at the places where the hairstyle is pulling the tightest.
    — Ayren Jackson-Cannady, Allure, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of pustules
Noun
  • There are many immigrants who have lived and worked here for years, have paid taxes, bought cars, appliances, other whatnots and have contributed to this country’s economy.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2025
Definition of whatnots
Noun
  • Their bites would leave itchy red welts on my hands and feet.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Some people develop itchy red welts a day or so later, but others have no reaction.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of welts
Noun
  • Sometimes, images are blurred and overlaid as densely as the chaos of musical fragments and creaking sonic whatsits in Joseph Field Eccles and Nick Smyth’s own sound design.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of whatsits
Noun
  • The 2nm Pro chip brings with it the usual performance bumps, but also the ability to record 4K 240fps slow-motion video.
    — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Tucker picked up some extra bumps and bruises Saturday, most notably fouling a pitch off his right knee in the third inning.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of bumps
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“Hickeys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hickeys. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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