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seven-year itch

seven-year itch
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sev-en-yeer]
    • /ˈsɛv ɛnˌyɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sev-en-yeer]
    • /ˈsɛv ɛnˌyɪər/

Definitions of seven-year itch words

  • noun seven-year itch scabies. 1
  • noun seven-year itch the temptation to have an affair, held to become a hazard in the seventh year of marriage. 1
  • noun seven-year itch a tendency towards infidelity, traditionally said to begin after about seven years of marriage 0
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Origin of seven-year itch

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Seven-year itch

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Seven-year itch

seven-year itch popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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