1. A temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover
   "She wore a scarf to hide the hickey on her neck";
   - love bite [informal]
    
2. A small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
   "The teenager's face was covered in hickeys";
   - pimple, zit [informal]

Derived forms: hickeys

Type of: acne, erythema

Encyclopedia: Hickey, Matthew