as in mystery
something hard to understand or explain
why he chose to sink all of his money into a failing business is a real head-scratcher
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Recent Examples of head-scratcher
That the team was associated with Banks remains a head-scratcher.
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
Penalties like this, though, are real head-scratchers.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
The decision to leave Maye in the game for most of the fourth quarter was a head-scratcher.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
This next possibility is a bit of a head-scratcher.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
Penalties like this, though, are real head-scratchers.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
The decision to leave Maye in the game for most of the fourth quarter was a head-scratcher.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
This next possibility is a bit of a head-scratcher.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Head-scratcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head-scratcher. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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