seven-year itch

[ sev-en-yeer ]

noun
  1. the temptation to have an affair, held to become a hazard in the seventh year of marriage.

Origin of seven-year itch

1
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

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British Dictionary definitions for seven-year itch

seven-year itch

noun
  1. informal a tendency towards infidelity, traditionally said to begin after about seven years of marriage

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