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hickey

hic·key

UK/ˈhɪk.i/ US/ˈhɪki/ uncommon informal slang us

noun

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2.

a temporary red mark on a person''s skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover

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Origin

From Irish Ó hÍcidhe (“descendant of a healer”), from ící (“healer”).

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