Synonyms of hickey

hickey 1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈhi-kē 

as in dingus

a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember

I lost the hickey that locks and unlocks the car's doors by remote control

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dingus
• what-is-it
• whatsit
• doohickey
• thingamajig
• thingamabob
• whatsis
• whatnot
• whatchamacallit
• doodad
• thingummy
• thingumajig

hickey

2 of 2

noun (2)

as in blister

a small, inflamed swelling of the skin

the last thing she needed on her wedding day was a hickey for her radiant face

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blister
• pimple
• welt
• papule
• pustule
• pock
• boil
• zit
• bump
• lump
• whelk
• fester
• sore
• whitehead
• wart
• protuberance
• blackhead
• milium
• weal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hickey

Noun

Friends emerge from the weekend with a lot of hickeys. —Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025

Here are some tricks for how to remove a hickey beyond the old scarf or turtleneck trick. —Lindsey Ellefson, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2024

Here are some tricks for how to remove a hickey beyond the old scarf or turtleneck trick. —Lindsey Ellefson, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2024

Here are some tricks for how to remove a hickey beyond the old scarf or turtleneck trick. —Lindsey Ellefson, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2024

Here are some tricks for how to remove a hickey beyond the old scarf or turtleneck trick. —Lindsey Ellefson, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2024

In other words, don't bother asking how to get rid of a hickey fast. —Lindsey Ellefson, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2024

The final piece of the puzzle snaps into place as the gang attends a party thrown by Mac’s friend and former producer Roya (Haven Burton), who happens to own the monkey that gave Mac that embarrassing small-mouth hickey. —Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024

The suction cups are left on the body somewhere between five to 10 minutes, which is why the circle marks (which are comparable to a bruise… or even a hickey) appear. —Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2024