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verb

Say it like: Sca-tti-ng

The correct spelling is scatting. To sing an improvised melodic solo using nonsense syllables, often onomatopoeic or imitative of musical instruments. 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

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.

noun

  1. 1.Scat singing

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