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Hickey vs Tickey - What's the difference?

hickey | tickey |

As a proper noun hickey

is .

As a noun tickey is

(south africa|obsolete) a silver threepenny bit.

hickey

English

(wikipedia hickey)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US, slang) A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking.
  • (informal, slang) an object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled.
  • (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.
  • Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.
  • 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, often preceded by the words "taking a ..." or "took a ... ".
  • Synonyms

    * (bruise-like mark) love bite, lovebite, knot * (tool) conduit bender * See also

    Derived terms

    * doohickey, dohickey

    See also

    * Web page on printing hickeys English placeholder terms

    tickey

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (South Africa, obsolete) A silver threepenny bit.
  • Derived terms

    * tickey box * long tickey * tickey-draai * stops on a tickey. * half a brick and a tickey high. South African English