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語源

Unknown.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈhɪk.i/, SAMPA: /"hIk.i/
• 韻: -ɪki

名詞

hickey (複数形 hickeys)

1. (米国用法, slang) A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking.
2. Used by some speakers to refer to an object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled.
3. (printing) A printing defect caused by foreign matter on the printing surface resulting in a ring where the ink is missing, appearing as a spot of ink surrounded by a halo.
4. Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.
5. A tool for making smooth, semicircular bends in conduit and pipe.

同意語

• (bruise-like mark): love bite, lovebite, knot
• (tool): conduit bender
• See also Wikisaurus:thingy

派生語

• doohickey, dohickey

参考

• Web page on printing hickeys