2. The itch , the sexual urge; a strong (restless) sexual desire; to want sexual satisfaction (urgently). See horny for synonyms. SEE ALSO: seven year itch.
QUOTE: Converted mobster Little Johnny Sarto/Brother Orchid (Edward G. Robinson) in Brother Orchid (1940): ' To such a guy like me love is like a scratchon the back. Sometimes it feels good but a guy can't go along all his life with an itch.'
3. Have an itch in the belly , to want sexual satisfaction (urgently).
4. Or: itch in's hams , in the Renaissance, an itch caused by a venereal infection. Obsolete.