English Explanatory Dictionary

scratch one's own itch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To do something out of motivation to solve a personal problem; to take matters into one's own hands.
  2. to masturbate

Word forms

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Etymology

From scratch an itch.

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