Something seen by
parents as shocking or
bad. Like you've done something dirty, even though to you, it's something to take with you, to remember the love that just happened. Unlike a
tattoo, a hickey is something that will go away but while there, on some level, you can't but wish it'll stay there forever.
"you
see that hickey I gave her? " "
yeah man, I do," " I really
love her, man, and I just wanted everyone to know it."