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Hickey
01
a bruise left on a person's skin, especially their neck, as a result of a passionate kiss or bite by their lover
Dialect
American
American
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
hickeys
Examples
She had a noticeable hickey on her neck after their passionate embrace.
02
a small, inflamed bump on the skin, such as a pustule or papule, typically seen in acne
Examples
He noticed a hickey forming on his chin.
