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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. 1.A tax; tribute.
  2. 2.A land-tax paid in the Shetland Islands.
  3. 3.Scat singing.
  4. 4.Any fish in the family Scatophagidae

verb

  1. 1.To sing an improvised melodic solo using nonsense syllables, often onomatopoeic or imitative of musical instruments.
  2. 2.To leave quickly (often used in the imperative).
  3. 3.An imperative demand, often understood by speaker and listener as impertinent.

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