hickey
Kiss-caused skin mark
A hickey is a bruise on the skin caused by kissing or sucking, typically on the neck—the result of broken capillaries from sustained pressure.
Hickeys are associated with teenage romance and mild embarrassment: She wore a scarf to hide the hickey.
In technical contexts, a hickey is a small flaw in printing or a fitting used in electrical work.
Touch with lips
- lovebiteBruise from sucking skin
- bruiseDiscolored tissue injury
- suctionPulling via pressure difference
- neckingKissing and caressing amorously
passion · romance · intimacy · mark · teenage · makeout · petting · foreplay
Discolored tissue injury
- markVisible impression or sign
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
- spotMark or location
- weltRaised skin injury
contusion · redness · swelling · skin · visible · temporary · fading · purple
Placeholder word for objects
- thingamajigPlaceholder for unnamed objects
- doodadUnnamed small object
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
- thingamabobUnnamed object placeholder
gizmo · thingy · widget · contraption · device · tool · gadget · implement
kiss
Touch with lips
- lovebiteBruise from sucking skin
- bruiseDiscolored tissue injury
- suctionPulling via pressure difference
necking · passion · romance · intimacy · mark · teenage · makeout · petting · foreplay · nuzzle
bruise
Discolored tissue injury
- markVisible impression or sign
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
- spotMark or location
welt · contusion · redness · swelling · skin · visible · temporary · fading · purple · reddish
doohickey
Placeholder word for objects
- thingamajigPlaceholder for unnamed objects
- doodadUnnamed small object
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
thingamabob · gizmo · thingy · widget · contraption · device · tool · gadget · implement · apparatus
defect
Inherent imperfection or fault
- flawImperfection in something
- imperfectionFault or shortcoming
- smudgeUnclear dirty mark
blotch · error · misprint · blob · blemish · artifact · press · proof · typesetting
fitting
Suitable or proper
coupling · adapter · plumber · tubing · joint · valve · hardware
- kisseskiss, peck, smooch, snog, buss
- affectionhug, kiss, care, cuddle, caress
- thingamajigsthingamajig, thingamabob, whatchamacallit, doohickey, doodad
- lamp partsbulb, light bulb, socket, lampshade, cord
- placeholdersplaceholder, bar, blank, dummy, filler
- print defectsmisprint, typo, ink smear, blurry text, smudge