LookItUphickey
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈhɪki/
hickey means: A red or purple mark left on the skin when someone kisses and sucks it.
noun
A red or purple mark left on the skin when someone kisses and sucks it.
- He had a hickey on his neck.
- She wore a scarf to hide the hickey.
- My boyfriend gave me a hickey.
A mark on the neck caused by an instrument pressing against it during playing.
- The violinist had a hickey on her neck.
- Long rehearsals made his violin hickey worse.
- A softer chin rest helped prevent hickeys.
An object whose name you do not know or cannot remember.
- Pass me that little hickey.
- What is this metal hickey called?
- He attached a hickey to the pipe.
A small swollen area, especially on the skin after an injury.
- A hickey appeared where he hit his forehead.
- The small hickey on her elbow was sore.
- The swelling faded, but the hickey remained for a day.
Questions about hickey
What does hickey mean?
A red or purple mark left on the skin when someone kisses and sucks it.
What is hickey in other languages?
Türkçe: aşk ısırığı · Español: chupetón · Français: suçon · Deutsch: Knutschfleck · Italiano: succhiotto · 日本語: キスマーク
How do you pronounce hickey?
It is pronounced /ˈhɪki/.
How do you use hickey in a sentence?
He had a hickey on his neck. She wore a scarf to hide the hickey.
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