Hickey vs Rugby - What's the difference?
hickey | rugby |
(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 ... ".
A sport where players can hold or kick an ovoid ball. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past their opponent’s territory or kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar.
As nouns the difference between hickey and rugby
is that hickey is a bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking while rugby is a sport where players can hold or kick an ovoid ball. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past their opponent’s territory or kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar.As proper nouns the difference between hickey and rugby
is that hickey is {{surname|A=An|Irish|from=Irish}} anglicised from {{term|Ó hÍcidhe||descendant of a person named Healer|lang=ga}} while Rugby is a town in Warwickshire, England, where the sport of rugby is thought to have originated.hickey
English
(wikipedia hickey)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (bruise-like mark) love bite, lovebite, knot * (tool) conduit bender * See alsoDerived terms
* doohickey, dohickeyrugby
English
Alternative forms
* RugbyNoun
(-)- The scrum is a distinctive element of rugby .