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A device used to scratch the head. / (informal) Something particularly puzzling or confusing.

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head-scratcher

Noun

informal

A device used to scratch the head. / (informal) Something particularly puzzling or confusing.

Japanese Meaning

頭をかくための道具 / （非公式）非常に紛らわしい、困惑を引き起こすもの

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I kept a wooden head-scratcher on my desk for when my scalp itched during long calls.

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長い通話中に頭皮がかゆくなったときのために、木製の頭をかくための器具を机の上に置いておいた。

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Sense（1）

A device used to scratch the head.

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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Sense（2）

(informal) Something particularly puzzling or confusing.

December 2007, W:Daily News Tribune - Golden Globes nominations a head-scratcher

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head-scratchers

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