head-scratchern.

Brit.

/ˈhɛdˌskratʃə/, U.S.

/ˈhɛdˌskrætʃər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, scratcher n.

Etymology: < head n.¹ + scratcher n.

a. A person who scratches his or her head, esp. in puzzlement or thought; (hence) a perplexed or thoughtful person. Cf. to scratch one's head at scratch v. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [noun] > one who ponders

ponderer?1526

considerera1568

contemplator1597

deliberator1598

surveyor1606

chewer1612

head-scratcher1618

considerator1658

reflecter1665

reflector1665

deliberant1672

preoccupier1746

ruminator1758

phrontist1822

incubator1851

1618 B. Holyday Τεχνογαμια ii. ii. sig. D2 O Poeta, thou Poeta, base Nayle-byter, Deske-thumper, Head-scratcher.

a1639 S. Marmion Antiquary (1641) iii. i. sig. F3^v Head-scratchers, thumb-biters, lamp-wasters.

1923 Western Med. Times 42 273/1 We are rapidly becoming a nation of ‘Head Scratchers’ not, however, from a erudite standpoint, but from the intense itching which is characterized by this condition.

2007 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 1 June i. 2/2 Lou Piniella is the latest in a long line of head-scratchers on the North Side, wondering how in the world the same things keep happening over and over again.

b. colloquial (originally U.S.). A perplexing problem or question; something which causes bafflement or puzzlement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [noun] > difficulty or perplexity > a difficult or perplexing problem

perplexity1589

perplex1652

tostication1748

aporia1893

headache1909

head-scratcher1938

migraine1942

ass-kicker1973

1938 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 12 July 2/3 Muchel's arrival will revive the old head-scratcher for Manager Hugh McMullen, Who is to be released?

1971 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 22 July 1/1 Now, the head-scratcher is how interest rates can be going up.

2005 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 3 Sept. 12/2 Shane Carruth's Primer is a real head-scratcher that somehow won the grand jury prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.

2. An implement for scratching the head. Now chiefly historical.

ΚΠ

1820 Ann. Oriental Lit. 1 248 The king has in his house some men who make very fine mats, fans, and head-scratchers of ivory.

1878 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 432/1 Figure 351 shows two head scratchers of walrus ivory obtained from Indians of the Northwest coast.

1936 J. B. Priestley They walk in City 375 A pair of tweezers and a head-scratcher from Ur of the Chaldees.

1969 E. H. Pinto Treen ii. 26 The plain lignum vitae, English head scratcher..was typical of that 18th-century elegance which accepted public poking of wigs and itching heads as normal.

2011 R. Steves & G. Openshaw Rick Steves' London 487 On the bedroom dresser sits a bowl of black beauty marks and a head-scratcher from those pre-shampoo days.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	head-scratcher
释义	head-scratchern. Brit. /ˈhɛdˌskratʃə/, U.S. /ˈhɛdˌskrætʃər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, scratcher n. Etymology: < head n.¹ + scratcher n. 1. a. A person who scratches his or her head, esp. in puzzlement or thought; (hence) a perplexed or thoughtful person. Cf. to scratch one's head at scratch v. 2a. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [noun] > one who ponders ponderer?1526 considerera1568 contemplator1597 deliberator1598 surveyor1606 chewer1612 head-scratcher1618 considerator1658 reflecter1665 reflector1665 deliberant1672 preoccupier1746 ruminator1758 phrontist1822 incubator1851 1618 B. Holyday Τεχνογαμια ii. ii. sig. D2 O Poeta, thou Poeta, base Nayle-byter, Deske-thumper, Head-scratcher. a1639 S. Marmion Antiquary (1641) iii. i. sig. F3^v Head-scratchers, thumb-biters, lamp-wasters. 1923 Western Med. Times 42 273/1 We are rapidly becoming a nation of ‘Head Scratchers’ not, however, from a erudite standpoint, but from the intense itching which is characterized by this condition. 2007 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 1 June i. 2/2 Lou Piniella is the latest in a long line of head-scratchers on the North Side, wondering how in the world the same things keep happening over and over again. b. colloquial (originally U.S.). A perplexing problem or question; something which causes bafflement or puzzlement. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [noun] > difficulty or perplexity > a difficult or perplexing problem perplexity1589 perplex1652 tostication1748 aporia1893 headache1909 head-scratcher1938 migraine1942 ass-kicker1973 1938 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 12 July 2/3 Muchel's arrival will revive the old head-scratcher for Manager Hugh McMullen, Who is to be released? 1971 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 22 July 1/1 Now, the head-scratcher is how interest rates can be going up. 2005 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 3 Sept. 12/2 Shane Carruth's Primer is a real head-scratcher that somehow won the grand jury prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. 2. An implement for scratching the head. Now chiefly historical. ΚΠ 1820 Ann. Oriental Lit. 1 248 The king has in his house some men who make very fine mats, fans, and head-scratchers of ivory. 1878 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 432/1 Figure 351 shows two head scratchers of walrus ivory obtained from Indians of the Northwest coast. 1936 J. B. Priestley They walk in City 375 A pair of tweezers and a head-scratcher from Ur of the Chaldees. 1969 E. H. Pinto Treen ii. 26 The plain lignum vitae, English head scratcher..was typical of that 18th-century elegance which accepted public poking of wigs and itching heads as normal. 2011 R. Steves & G. Openshaw Rick Steves' London 487 On the bedroom dresser sits a bowl of black beauty marks and a head-scratcher from those pre-shampoo days. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1618
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