hickey

/ˈhɪki/

/ˈhɪki/

Other forms: hickeys

Definitions of hickey

1. noun

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

   type of:

   erythema

   abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation)
2. noun

   a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
   synonyms: pimple, zit

   types:

   papule

   a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox)

   pustule

   a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus

   papulovesicle, vesicopapule

   a papule that changes into a blister

   pock

   a pustule in an eruptive disease

   type of:

   acne

   an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones