Plural of hickey, which is a dark mark or bruise on the skin caused by sucking or kissing, or variant spelling of hickies.
The origin of 'hickey' is uncertain, possibly from earlier 'hickey-dory' slang or imitative in origin. The spelling 'hickeyes' is a non-standard plural variant.
Teenagers have given hickeys for generations as a mark of affection, and the mark has inspired dozens of slang terms—it's fascinating how a simple bruise became such an iconic symbol of romance.
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