"love bite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: love bites [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} love bite (plural love bites)
  1. A swelling on the skin caused by someone (or something) sucking the skin. Wikipedia link: love bite Categories (topical): Skin Synonyms: hickey, monkey bite, lovebite, love-bite
    Sense id: en-love_bite-en-noun-py2LWsR0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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Alternative forms

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