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/Sounds like "choo" (as in "choose") + "PEH" (as in "pet") + "teh" (as in "ten")/

Meaning

A hickey: the bruise left on the neck or skin from suction. Used in Chile, Argentina, and Spain, the chupete tells on you without saying a word. It is the most visible proof of what you were up to the night before, especially when it appears somewhere impossible to hide.

Examples

He showed up with a hickey on his neck and everyone noticed it at the meeting.

Be careful about leaving marks in visible spots.

Regional synonyms

A dumb person who says things without thinking, or someone who drools over another person in an obvious, shameless way. They have no brain filter and blurt out whatever comes to mind without measuring consequences.