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seven-year itch

seven-year itch noun: scabies.

Noun

seven-year itch (plural seven-year itches)

  1. (colloquial) Scabies.
  2. (colloquial) The temptation to have an affair after seven years of being married.

Forms of seven-year itch

pluralseven-year itches

Questions about seven-year itch

What does seven-year itch mean?
Seven-year itch means scabies.
What part of speech is seven-year itch?
Seven-year itch is a noun.
What is the plural of seven-year itch?
The plural of seven-year itch is seven-year itches.

Words near seven-year itch in the dictionary

  1. seven-up
  2. seven-veil dance
  3. seven-veil dances
  4. seven-year apple
  5. seven-year apples
  6. seven-year itch
  7. seven-year itches
  8. seven-year melon
  9. seven-year vine
  10. seven-year vines
  11. sevenbark

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