I. ˈskat intransitive verb
( scat·ted ; scat·ting )
Etymology: scat, interjection used to drive away a cat
Date: 1838
1. : to go away quickly
2. : to move fast : scoot
II. noun
Etymology: perhaps from Greek skat-, skōr excrement — more at scatology
Date: 1927
: an animal fecal dropping
III. noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1929
: jazz singing with nonsense syllables
IV. intransitive verb
( scat·ted ; scat·ting )
Date: 1935
: to improvise nonsense syllables usually to an instrumental accompaniment : sing scat