"scat" meaning in English

See scat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /skæt/ Audio: en-au-scat.ogg [Australia] Forms: scat [singular], scats [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Scat is the improvised melodic solo using nonsense syllables.
    Sense id: simple-scat-en-noun-prEXDFj5 Categories (other): Music

Verb

IPA: /skæt/ Audio: en-au-scat.ogg [Australia] Forms: scat [canonical], scats [third-person, singular], scatted [past], scatted [past, participle], scatting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|scat|t}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person scats, they sing an improvised melodic solo using nonsense syllables.
    Sense id: simple-scat-en-verb-1D8E~0KL Categories (other): Music
  2. If a person scats, they leave quickly.
    Sense id: simple-scat-en-verb-eMFsgLJU Categories (other): Colloquial
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