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- [skat]
- /skæt/
- /skæt/
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- [skat]
- /skæt/
Definitions of scat word
- verb without object scat to sing by making full or partial use of the technique of scat singing. 1
- noun scat (in the Shetland and Orkney Islands) a crown tax, as for use of common lands. 1
- noun scat jazz singing style 1
- interjection scat to an animal: go away! 1
- noun scat animal droppings 1
- uncountable noun scat Scat is a type of jazz singing in which the singer sings sounds rather than complete words. 0
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Origin of scat
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1865-70; of uncertain origin
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Scat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scat usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scat
interj scat
noun scat
- blah-blah — and so on; and so forth.
- gibberish — meaningless or unintelligible talk or writing.
- hocuspocus — Alternative spelling of hocus-pocus.
- jabberwocky — a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish.
verb scat
- fly the coop — an enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc.
- get a move on — to pass from one place or position to another.
- hightail it — to go away or leave rapidly: Last we saw of him, he was hightailing down the street.
- make haste — swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
- make oneself scarce — insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war.
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