1 a : feeling or having an itch
▪ My eyes are/feel itchy. ▪ itchy skin ▪ an itchy back
b : causing an itch
▪ an itchy rash ▪ This sweater is itchy. 2 informal : feeling a strong desire to do something, to change something, etc.
▪ Voters are itchy for change. ▪ He was itchy to get going. ◊If you have itchy feet, you have a strong desire to leave a place, job, etc., and go somewhere else.
▪ She's had the same job for five years, and she's starting to get itchy feet. ◊If you have an itchy finger or itchy fingers, you have a strong desire to do or get something, especially something that other people think is wrong or dangerous.
▪ a movie about a gunman who has an itchy (trigger) finger [=a gunman who wants to shoot his gun; a gunman who is eager or likely to shoot someone]
▪ My eyes are/feel itchy. ▪ itchy skin ▪ an itchy back
b : causing an itch
▪ an itchy rash ▪ This sweater is itchy.
▪ Voters are itchy for change. ▪ He was itchy to get going. ◊If you have itchy feet, you have a strong desire to leave a place, job, etc., and go somewhere else.
▪ She's had the same job for five years, and she's starting to get itchy feet. ◊If you have an itchy finger or itchy fingers, you have a strong desire to do or get something, especially something that other people think is wrong or dangerous.
▪ a movie about a gunman who has an itchy (trigger) finger [=a gunman who wants to shoot his gun; a gunman who is eager or likely to shoot someone]





