head scratcher
See also: headscratcher and head-scratcher
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head scratcher (plural head scratchers)
- A device used to scratch the head.
- (idiomatic) Something particularly puzzling or confusing.
- December 2007, W:Daily News Tribune - Golden Globes nominations a head-scratcher
- July 2002, Fox News - Attorney: Williams' Kids Near Compromise About Father's Remains
- "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."
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