A Love-bite or hickey is a temporary mark or bruise on one's skin (medically, a minor hematoma) resulting from kissing or sucking or biting forcefully enough to burst blood vessels beneath the skin. It could also be called a "love-mark", a "passion mark" or a "slag tag". Love-bites or hickeys are generally considered more passionate when biting is involved
A love bite is a mark which someone has on their body as a result of being bitten by their partner when they were kissing or making love. a red mark on someone's skin caused by someone else sucking it as a sexual act American Equivalent: hickey