If the right hand itches, it is a sign you will receive money; if the left, you will spend money, because R stands for receive, and L for let go.
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If the right hand itches, it is a sign you will receive money; if the left, you will spend money, because R stands for receive, and L for let go.
Source: Current Superstitions (1896), entry 724.
Fanny D. Bergen, editor.
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