Strat - TK,

In Electrician Speak, what does the term, "Hickey" mean?

It allows you to make a tighter bend than a standard conduit bender.

Check this out... even has a picture!

Howstuffworks "How to Do Home Electrical Repairs: Tips and Guidelines"

Izannah, nice site, don't see the revelance to "Hickey"?

The "relevance" is:

The second photo clearly shows a picture of a hickey and is followed by the following caption...

Some fixtures don't use a mounting strap; the fixture is secured
To the stud with a "hickey," or reducing nut.

Izannah, Isee the Hickey now, we always called something else a hickey, and vaguely remember your photo to be a hickey. You are correct. I will see if I can find another example of a Hickey(Not the one on the neck)

Yes, in the electrical world, a hickey is one of two things.
A fixture hanging part, or a conduit bender.

Here's one:
Klein Conduit Bending Tools, Benders and Hickeys

While the "hickey" in the picture may help you turn the lights on... the hickey on the neck will turn something else on! Hee hee

Here's a better picture:
http://www.mikeholt.com/documents/fr...ndRaceways.pdf