hickey
pronunciation
How to pronounce hickey in British English:
UK [ˈhɪki]
How to pronounce hickey in American English:
US ['hɪkɪ]
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- Noun:
- a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
- a temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover
- something whose name is either forgotten or not known
Word Origin
- hickey (n.)
- see hickie.
Example
- 1. Hickey announces simply that his wife evelyn is dead .
- 2. The more likely diagnosis is hickey .
- 3. I brought you home and you apologized for the hickey you gave me and then we said goodbye .
- 4. Years passed . Whelan left , and another detective , thomas hickey , took over the case .
- 5. As he speaks , hickey appears at the doorway and denounces larry angrily .