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The phrase "a head scratch" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or problem that is puzzling or confusing, often leading someone to literally scratch their head in thought.
Example: "The unexpected results of the experiment were a real head scratch for the researchers."
Alternatives: "a puzzler" or "a conundrum".
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But there are plenty of others that have prompted a head scratch — or seven.
Parents who notice it might appreciate the opportunity for a head scratch during the fevered tedium of bedtime.
(Pause for a head scratch).
This can be a small food item, praise, or a head scratch.
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Add a head scratching ejection to Carl Robinson and you have 2016 in a nutshell.
The San Francisco Chronicle critic who covered the concert said that my surround-sound update of Machaut's Mass was "about as entertaining as discovering 'Guillaume Was a Head' scratched on Rheims Cathedral".
There's also a head scratching John Fogerty cover.
It's a rousing end to a head-scratching night.
"It's a head-scratching move," said Bruce Richardson, an analyst with AMR Research.
After a head-scratching two weeks, Lamar Odom's explanation seemed plausible.
Despite a head-scratching five-minute technical hitch, it was a show of infectious off-the-radar fascination.
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