hickey

noun

1. 1

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

2. 2

   An object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled.

3. 3

   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.

4. 4

   A serif or other ornamentation on type.

5. 5

   Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.

6. 6

   A tool for making smooth, semicircular bends in conduit and pipe.

7. 7

   An unintended negative outcome or loss in regards to a deal or action, often preceded by the words "taking a ..." or "took a ... ".

   “Farmer Jones took a hickey on his soybean crop when the flood washed the seeds away.”