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A Writer's Dictionary:

scatted Definition


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scat1
verb
    intr
    scatted, scatting
    1. colloq
      Especially as a command: to go away; to run off.
Etymology: 19c: from the noise of a hiss + cat, used to drive cats away.




scat2
noun
    1. A form of jazz singing consisting of improvised sounds rather than words.
verb
    intr
    scatted, scatting
    1. To sing jazz in this way.
Etymology: 1920s.



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