Re: Seven-year itch
Posted by ESC on September 27, 2001 In Reply to: Phrase Meaning posted by
Ronald E. Sobota on September 27, 2001
: What is the Meaning and Origin of "The seven year itch".
SEVEN-YEAR ITCH - "Used to describe a husband's or wife's urge
to stray from his or her mate after seven years of marriage, this
expression appears to have been invented by American playwright
George Axelrod in his play 'The Seven Year Itch' (1952) and further
popularized by the film version starring Marilyn Monroe (1955).
Word and phrase hunters haven't been able to turn up any earlier
use of the words in a sexual context, although seven-year itch had
been used to describe a poison ivy itch that supposedly recurred
once every seven years." From the "Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase
Origins" by Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997).
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