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scat2

Pronunciation: /skat/

Definition of scat

noun

(also scat singing) [mass noun]
  • improvised jazz singing in which the voice is used in imitation of an instrument: [as modifier]:a scat rendition scat samples

verb (scats, scatting, scatted)

[no object]
  • sing using the voice in imitation of an instrument: she scats and harmonizes simultaneously (as noun scatting)some gentle scatting

Origin:

1920s: probably imitative

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