Quench that itch

There is a local sports radio station here in Pittsburgh called “93.7 The Fan”.  One of the commentators is Josh Miller, a former punter for the Pittsburgh Steelers.  Josh was talking about how football players have trouble finding the excitement of the game after they retire or quit, and that it’s hard for them to “quench that itch”.  This is a mashup of “quench that thirst” (to stop being thirsty) and “scratch an itch” (satisfy a need or desire).  It’s possible that the speaker was thinking of “quashing” (repressing) something instead of quenching, but maybe dousing the itch with water does stop or repress it.  By the way, Josh also uttered one of my favorite malaphors of all time, “he’s open game”, a mix of “open season” and “fair game”.   https://malaphors.com/2017/08/05/hes-open-game-2/   Josh is unfortunately leaving 93.7 The Fan but we wish him the best and hope for more malaphors.   Kudos to John Kooser for hearing this one and punting it in.

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