Hickey

/ˈhɪki/ noun

A dark bruise on the skin caused by kissing or sucking hard on someone's neck or arm.

Origin uncertain; possibly derived from 'hickory' or from the slang 'hick,' emerging in American English in the early 20th century. The term may relate to a hickory stick or have come from a personified 'Hickey' as a common name for an unknown thing.

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