love bite

/ləv baɪt/
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Other forms: love bites

Definitions of love bite
  1. noun
    a temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover
    synonyms: hickey
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    type of:
    erythema
    abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation)
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