Hickey
BRUISE-LIKE MARK CAUSED BY THE KISSING OR SUCKING OF THE SKIN
Hickies; Love bite; Hicky; Lovebite; Hickey (injury); Kiss mark; Love-bite; Shagger (bruise)
A hickey, hickie or love bite in British English, is a bruise or bruise-like mark caused by kissing or sucking skin, usually on the neck, arm, or earlobe. While biting may be part of giving a hickey, sucking is sufficient to burst small superficial blood vessels under the skin.