Hives Definition & Meaning

hives
noun
  1. an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs

"Hives" in song lyrics

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  • "But free speech pollination kept bee's colonizing in hives"
    Cunninlynguists f/ Masta Ace — Seasons
  • "Of the finest woven bits of human flesh that I have chosen from the hives"
    Louis Logic — Starling's Darling
  • "but we rockin the beat drops, who got the hives"
    Omni f/ Wildchild — Daily Hustle

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