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Love Bites
Love Bites may refer to: * Love-bite or hickey, a small bruise caused by kissing, sucking, or biting the skin Film and television * Love Bites (TV series), ''Love Bites'' (TV series), a 2011 drama starring Becki Newton * Love Bites (film), ''Love Bites'' (film), a 1993 comedy starring Adam Ant * ''Love Bites'' (''Les Morsures de l'aube''), a 2001 French thriller starring Guillaume Canet and Asia Argento * ''Lovebites'', a 2006 American adaptation of the Québécois TV sitcom ''Un gars, une fille#United States, Un gars, une fille'' * ''Love Bites'', a series of Valentine's Day-themed List of Happy Tree Friends episodes#Love Bites (2009–2012), shorts from ''Happy Tree Friends'' Music * Love Bites (band), a UK group * Lovebites (band), a Japanese heavy metal group * Love Bites (album), ''Love Bites'' (album), a 1978 album by Buzzcocks *Love Bites (EP), ''Love Bites'' (EP), by The Midnight Beast Songs * Love Bites (Def Leppard song), "Love Bites" (Def Leppard song) * Love Bites (Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love-bite
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. Etymology The origin of the word is from its earlier meaning of "pimple, skin lesion" (c. 1915); perhaps a sense extension and spelling variation from the earlier word meaning "small gadget, device; any unspecified object" which has an unknown origin (1909). Treatment Hickeys typically last from 5 to 12 days and may be treated in the same way as other bruises. Ways to reduce the appearance of hickeys include icing recent hickeys to reduce swelling, rubbing them with a chilled spoon to remove the bruise, and applying a warm compress to older hickeys to dilate vessels and promote blood flow. They can be covered with a concealer or Face powder, powder corresponding to the sufferer's skin tone, or a fake t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |