hickeys

Passionate kiss marks

Hickeys are bruise-like marks left on the skin from kissing or sucking, typically on the neck.

The suction breaks small blood vessels beneath the surface, leaving a reddish or purple discoloration that fades over several days.

Teenagers often try to hide hickeys from parents: She wore a scarf to cover the hickey.

A hickey can also be a small blemish or imperfection in printing.

romantic

love bite

Bruise from sucking skin

bruise · makeout · teenager · visible · collar · concealer · scarf · embarrassing · dating · intimacy

printing

registration

Formal recording of participation

  • alignmentCorrect relative positioning
  • markVisible impression or sign
  • pressApply force downward

color · offset · CMYK · printing · target · crosshair · trim · bleed · proof · prepress

mechanical

fitting

Suitable or proper

  • plumbingWater and waste infrastructure
  • pipeHollow conveyance channel
  • wrenchTool for turning fasteners

tool · nipple · coupling · connector · brass · threaded · compression · hardware · joint · adapter

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cause/origin

hickeyspunches

Forceful fist strikes

black eyes · bruises · wounds · cuts · contusions

social connotation

hickeysdefensive wounds

Harm from self-protection

war wounds

visibility/concealment

hickeysclear skin

Blemish-free facial surface

smooth skin

Family

hickey

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13