hickey
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Synonyms: hockey, mickey, hicky, dickey, rickey, tickey, nickey, lickey, vickey, hickel, hicken
Antonyms: hockey, mickey, hicky, dickey, rickey, tickey, nickey, lickey, vickey, hickel, hicken
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|bruise}} {{lb|en|originally|US|slang}} A [[bruise]]-like [[mark]] made during [[petting]] by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and [[suck]]ing. {{defdate|from 1934}}
- A similar mark made by the pressure of a [[musical instrument]] such as a [[violin]] or [[viola]] against the [[neck]].
- {{lb|en|US|dialect}} A [[pimple]].
- {{lb|en|informal|slang}} An object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled. {{defdate|from 1909}}
- {{lb|en|printing}} A printing defect <!-- in offset at least and probably also in letterpress -->caused by foreign matter on the printing surface<!-- such as the litho plate --> resulting in a ring where the ink is missing, appearing as a spot of ink surrounded by a halo, or as an unprinted spot within a solid printed area.
- {{lb|en|printing|informal}} A [[serif]] or other [[ornamentation]] on [[type]].
- Local [[swelling]] in a [[tissue]] area, especially skin, often due to [[injury]]. {{defdate|from 1915}}
- {{senseid|en|tool}} A tool for making [[smooth]], [[semicircular]] bends in [[conduit]] and [[pipe]].
- {{lb|en|US|slang|business|finance}} An unintended negative outcome or [[loss]] in regards to a [[deal]] or action.
Proper noun
- {{surname|en|from=Irish}}.
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