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How to pronounce “hickey”
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Pronunciation guide for hickey
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of hickey with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 3 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- 6 ways mushrooms can save the world
This is photomicrographs from Nick Read and Patrick Hickey.
- Definition summary
- (originally US, slang) A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking. [from 1934]
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How to pronounce hickey
6 ways mushrooms can save the world
This is photomicrographs from Nick Read and Patrick Hickey.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “hickey”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (originally US, slang) A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking. [from 1934]
- A similar mark made by the pressure of a musical instrument such as a violin or viola against the neck.
- (informal, slang) An object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled. [from 1909]
- (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, or as an unprinted spot within a solid printed area.
- (printing, informal) A serif or other ornamentation on type.
- Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury. [from 1915]
- A tool for making smooth, semicircular bends in conduit and pipe.
- (US, slang, business, finance) An unintended negative outcome or loss in regards to a deal or action.
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