Love-bite

Love-bite

A love-bite or hickey/hickie is a temporary mark or bruise on one's skin (medically, a minor hematoma) resulting from kissing or sucking or biting forcefully enough to burst blood vessels beneath the skin.

Love bites last, depending on the person, from 4-12 days. Violinists and violists can easily receive a similar-looking mark on their neck from the pressure of the chin rest while practicing and are often mistaken for having a love bite.

There are many common cures for a hickey, one of the more common being a frozen spoon held to the site of infliction. A few other ways might include rubbing gently (sometimes with a warm towel), or rubbing vitamin K.

'Hickey' along with 'love-bite' are the most popular names for this type of bruise.


= External links =
* [http://www.esensuality.com/sensual-tips/love-bites.htm Right Places for Love Bites]


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  • love bite — n BrE a red mark on someone s skin caused by someone else sucking it as a sexual act American Equivalent: hickey …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • love bite — love ,bite noun count BRITISH a HICKEY …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • love bite — ► NOUN ▪ a temporary red mark on the skin caused by biting or sucking during sexual play …   English terms dictionary

  • love bite — noun a temporary red mark on a person s skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover • Syn: ↑hickey • Hypernyms: ↑erythema * * * love bite UK US noun [countable] [singular love bi …   Useful english dictionary

  • love bite — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms love bite : singular love bite plural love bites British a red mark on someone s skin, especially on the neck, that is made by sucking while kissing. The usual American word is hickey …   English dictionary

  • love bite — noun A swelling on the skin caused by someone (or something) sucking the skin Syn: hickey …   Wiktionary

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  • love bite — (British) hickey, red mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting …   English contemporary dictionary

  • love bite — noun Brit. a red mark on the skin caused by biting or sucking during sexual play …   English new terms dictionary

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