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The correct spelling is scats.
How to pronounce scats
noun
Say it like: Sca-ts
The correct spelling is scats. A tax; tribute. For example: "Here comes the principal; we'd better scat."
Usage Examples
“Here comes the principal; we'd better scat.”
“Scat! Go on! Get out of here!”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A tax; tribute.
- 2.A land-tax paid in the Shetland Islands.
- 3.Scat singing.
- 4.Any fish in the family Scatophagidae
verb
- 1.To sing an improvised melodic solo using nonsense syllables, often onomatopoeic or imitative of musical instruments.
- 2.To leave quickly (often used in the imperative).
- 3.An imperative demand, often understood by speaker and listener as impertinent.
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