scat
/skæt/IPA: /S K AE1 T/
noun
- 1
A tax; tribute.
- 2
A land-tax paid in the Shetland Islands.
noun
noun
- 1
Scat singing.
verb
- 1
To sing an improvised melodic solo using nonsense syllables, often onomatopoeic or imitative of musical instruments.
verb
- 1
To leave quickly (often used in the imperative).
“Here comes the principal; we'd better scat.”
- 2
An imperative demand, often understood by speaker and listener as impertinent.
“Scat! Go on! Get out of here!”
noun
- 1
Any fish in the family Scatophagidae
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