scats

noun

  1. 1

    A tax; tribute.

  2. 2

    A land-tax paid in the Shetland Islands.

noun

  1. 1

    Scat singing.

verb

  1. 1

    To sing an improvised melodic solo using nonsense syllables, often onomatopoeic or imitative of musical instruments.

verb

  1. 1

    To leave quickly (often used in the imperative).

    “Here comes the principal; we'd better scat.”
  2. 2

    An imperative demand, often understood by speaker and listener as impertinent.

    “Scat! Go on! Get out of here!”

noun

  1. 1

    Any fish in the family Scatophagidae

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