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scat

1

[ skat ]

verb (used without object)

, Informal.
, scat·ted, scat·ting.
  1. to go off hastily (often used in the imperative).


scat

2

[ skat ]

verb (used without object)

, scat·ted, scat·ting.
  1. to sing by making full or partial use of the technique of scat singing, in which the singer substitutes improvised nonsense syllables for the words of a song.

noun

  1. scat singing.

scat

3

[ skat ]

noun

  1. the excrement of a wild animal.

scat

4

[ skat ]

noun

, Slang.

scat

5
or scatt

[ skat ]

noun

  1. (in the Shetland and Orkney Islands) a crown tax, as for use of common lands.

scat-

6
  1. variant of scato- before a vowel.

scat

1

/ skæt /

noun

  1. an animal dropping
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scat

2

/ skæt /

noun

  1. any marine and freshwater percoid fish of the Asian family Scatophagidae, esp Scatophagus argus, which has a beautiful coloration
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scat

3

/ skæt /

verb

  1. informal.
    intr; usually imperative to go away in haste
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

scat

4

/ skæt /

noun

  1. a type of jazz singing characterized by improvised vocal sounds instead of words
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verb

  1. intr to sing jazz in this way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scat1

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; of uncertain origin

Origin of scat2

First recorded in 1925–30; of uncertain origin

Origin of scat3

First recorded in 1925–30; origin uncertain; compare British dialect (southwestern) scat “to scatter, fling down, bespatter”; Greek skat- (stem of skôr “dung”; scato- ) is an unlikely source, given popular character of the word and unmotivated derivation pattern

Origin of scat4

First recorded in 1945–50; of uncertain origin; compare earlier scat (slang) “whiskey”

Origin of scat5

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Old Norse skattr “tax, treasure”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scat1

C20: see scato-

Origin of scat2

C20: shortened from Scatophagus; see scato-

Origin of scat3

C19: perhaps from a hiss + the word cat, used to frighten away cats

Origin of scat4

C20: perhaps imitative
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Example Sentences

When the volunteers found scat, they picked it up with gloves.

Coyote scat contains lots of hair from animals the coyote ate.

They tossed out scat samples that probably weren’t from coyotes.

Some dogs can even identify scat from one individual animal.

Wasser discovered that he could get DNA, hormones, toxins and other information out of scat.

I remember I heard something fiddling around in the galley, and I hollered 'Scat!'

The poor man, in an access both of alarm and courage, whirled the bar about his head and shouted "Scat!"

Scat′hold, open ground for pasture; Scat′land, land which paid duty for rights of pasture and peat.

In fact, it would have spoiled everything, and Angel encouraged the animal's exit with a suppressed "Scat!"

And every man went his way, and the corps are the "Scat-ups" to this day.

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