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Definitions for Hickey

[1] Slang . a pimple. a reddish mark left on the skin by a passionate kiss.
[2] any device or gadget whose name is not known or is momentarily forgotten.
[3] Electricity . a fitting used to mount a lighting fixture in an outlet box or on a pipe or stud.
[4] a tool used to bend tubes and pipes.
[5] US and Canadian informal an object or gadget: used as a name when the correct name is forgotten, etc; doodah
[6] US and Canadian informal a mark on the skin, esp a lovebite
[7] printing a spot on a printed sheet caused by an imperfection or a speck on the printing plate

Words related to Hickey

blister, blemish, lump, acne, freckle, blot, bruise, wart, blotch, smudge, imperfection, pimple, snag, stigma, stain, scar, discoloration, abscess, zit, carbuncle

Words nearby Hickey

hic requiescit in pace, hiccup, hichens, hick, hick-joint pointing, hickey, hickok, hickok, wild bill, hickory, hickory hills, hickory pine

Origin of Hickey

1905–10; Americanism ; of obscure origin; senses under def. 1 perhaps a separate word, though the development “device > defective device > defect, blemish, mark” is also possible; cf. doohickey

Word origin for Hickey

C20: of unknown origin

Synonyms for Hickey

acne, blemish, blister, lump, abscess, blackhead, boil, bump, carbuncle, caruncle, excrescence, furuncle, inflammation, papule, pustule, spot, whitehead, zit, beauty spot, papula