hickey

A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking.

But Louis Vuitton bras all over your breasts / Got me wanting to put hickeys all over your chest

When it comes to hickeys, the best I can tell you is that a lot of girls cover them with makeup or a turtleneck shirt. But let me close with a final thought. Never be ashamed of your hickeys. Show them off proudly as badges of love.

A similar mark made by the pressure of a musical instrument such as a violin or viola against the neck.

An object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled.

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.

A serif or other ornamentation on type.

Years ago, there were internal company standards for dark center (ink color) hickeys and for white voids in solids/type.

It is generally believed, by those who study such things, that serif typefaces are easier to read when reading a lot of words. The hickeys (serifs) on each letter tend to push our eye toward the next letter.

A surname from Irish.