head scratching

A form of head-scratching — Confusing, perplexing, puzzling.

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Meanings

nounhead scratching (plural head scratchings)

plural head scratchings

  1. alternativeAlternative form of head-scratching.
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APA

head scratching. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head%20scratching

MLA

“head scratching.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head%20scratching. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “head scratching,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head%20scratching.

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