Meaning of head-scratcher | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Something particularly puzzling or confusing.
   figuratively, informal
2. A device used to scratch the head.
   literally

Examples

“Golden Globes nominations a head-scratcher”

“"A judge will decide what is the most logical, although I'm sure to some judges [freezing the body] will seem like science fiction and a wild scheme," McDonald said. "Other judges make think this is a good thing. It will be a head scratcher for the judge."”

“As nice as it is, the current American taste for that place (where Ellen DeGeneres lives) [Cotswolds] is a head-scratcher.”

“Her aunt's husband or her grandfather brings a head scratcher. "If the maid scratched her hair or body with her fingers during these days of observance, her hair would fall out."”

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