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Definition of Hickey

1. Noun. A small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne.

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

Definition of Hickey

1. Proper noun. (surname A=An Irish from=Irish dot=) anglicised from (term Ó hÍcidhe descendant of a person named Healer lang=ga). ¹

2. Noun. (US slang) A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking. ¹

3. Noun. Used by some speakers to refer to an object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled. ¹

4. Noun. (printing) A printing defect caused by foreign matter on the printing surface resulting in a ring where the ink is missing, appearing as a spot of ink surrounded by a halo. ¹

5. Noun. Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury. ¹

6. Noun. A tool for making smooth, semicircular bends in conduit and pipe. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hickey

1. a gadget [n HICKEYS or HICKIES] - See also: gadget

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hickey

hiccough hiccough nut hiccoughed hiccoughing hiccoughs hiccup hiccup nut hiccuped hiccuping hiccuplike

hiccupped hiccupping hiccups hiccupy hick hickey (current term) hickeys hickie hickies hickish

hickock hickories hickory hickory horned devil hickory horned devils hickory nut hickory pine hickory tree hicks hickster

Literary usage of Hickey

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1891)
"JTG hickey, THOMAS (f. 1760-1790), painter, was born in Dublin, and studied in the Academy there. He visited Italy and studied at Rome, and on his return ..."

2. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1908)
"I * Mr. Justice White delivered the opinion of the court: i Jerry hickey, having the legal qualifications, in March, 1893,«settled upon unsur- veyed public ..."

3. Life and Letters of Robert Browning by Sutherland Mrs Orr (1908)
"CHAPTER XX 1881-1887 The Browning Society; Mr. Furnivall; Miss EH hickey—His Attitude towards the Society; Letter to Mrs. Fitz-Gerald— Mr. Thaxter, ..."

4. Australian Dictionary of Dates and Men of the Time: Containing the History by John Henniker Heaton (1879)
"M. Rush beat R. hickey, for £5OO (watermen's skiffs), INTERCOLONIAL FOUR ... W. hickey beat M. Rush, for £350 (watermen's skiffs), matta River, December 17, ..."

5. Real Soldiers of Fortune by Richard Harding Davis (1906)
"II BARON JAMES HARDEN-hickey THIS is an attempt to tell the story of Baron Harden-hickey, the Man Who Made Himself King, the man who was born after his time ..."

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