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- US Pronunciation
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- [hik-ee]
- /ˈhɪk i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hik-ee]
- /ˈhɪk i/
Definitions of hickey word
- noun plural hickey Slang. a pimple. a reddish mark left on the skin by a passionate kiss. 1
- noun plural hickey any device or gadget whose name is not known or is momentarily forgotten. 1
- noun plural hickey Electricity. a fitting used to mount a lighting fixture in an outlet box or on a pipe or stud. 1
- noun plural hickey a tool used to bend tubes and pipes. 1
- noun hickey A gadget. 1
- noun hickey lovebite 1
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Origin of hickey
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Hickey
noun
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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hickey popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hickey usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hickey
noun hickey
- freckle — one of the small, brownish spots on the skin that are caused by deposition of pigment and that increase in number and darken on exposure to sunlight; lentigo.
- blot — If something is a blot on a person's or thing's reputation, it spoils their reputation.
- bruise — A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.
- wart — a small, often hard, abnormal elevation on the skin, usually caused by a papomavirus.
- blotch — A blotch is a small unpleasant-looking area of colour, for example on someone's skin.
Antonyms for hickey
noun hickey
- blank — Something that is blank has nothing on it.
- clarity — The clarity of something such as a book or argument is its quality of being well explained and easy to understand.
- cleanliness — Cleanliness is the degree to which people keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
- perfection — the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
Top questions with hickey
- how to get rid of a hickey?
- how to give a hickey?
- what is a hickey?
- how to give yourself a hickey?
- how to get rid of a hickey fast?
- how to give a good hickey?
- how to remove a hickey?
- how to hide a hickey?
- how to give someone a hickey?
- how to get rid of hickey?
- how to cover up a hickey?
- how long does a hickey last?
- how to cover a hickey?
- how to make a hickey go away?
- how do you get rid of a hickey?
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