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Scat — [skæt], der; , s [engl. amerik. scat, eigtl. = Knall (lautm.)] (Jazz): ↑ Gesang (1 a), bei dem (statt eines [Lied]textes) Silben gesungen werden, die keine Bedeutung haben. * * * Scat [englisch/amerikanisch, skæt; von scatter = »zerstreuen,… … Universal-Lexikon
scat´tered|ness — scat|tered «SKAT uhrd», adjective. 1. disunited or dispersed; disorganized: »He…began to collect his scattered forces (Macaulay). 2. occurring at wide intervals; placed here and there; spread over a wide area: »scattered clouds. Ye scattered… … Useful english dictionary
scat´tered|ly — scat|tered «SKAT uhrd», adjective. 1. disunited or dispersed; disorganized: »He…began to collect his scattered forces (Macaulay). 2. occurring at wide intervals; placed here and there; spread over a wide area: »scattered clouds. Ye scattered… … Useful english dictionary
scat|tered — «SKAT uhrd», adjective. 1. disunited or dispersed; disorganized: »He…began to collect his scattered forces (Macaulay). 2. occurring at wide intervals; placed here and there; spread over a wide area: »scattered clouds. Ye scattered birds that… … Useful english dictionary
Scat singing — In vocal jazz, scat singing is vocal improvisation with random vocables and syllables or without words at all. Scat singing gives singers the ability to sing improvised melodies and rhythms, to create the equivalent of an instrumental solo using… … Wikipedia
Scat-Gesang — Als Scat (engl., auch scat singing ) bezeichnet man eine spezielle Form des Gesangs im US amerikanischen Gospel und im Jazzgesang, die ein improvisiertes Singen von rhythmisch und melodisch aneinandergereihten Silbenfolgen ohne Wortbedeutung und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
scat — scat1 /skat/, v.i., scatted, scatting. Informal. to go off hastily (often used in the imperative). [1865 70, Amer.; of uncert. orig.] scat2 /skat/, v., scatted, scatting, n. Jazz. v.i. 1. to sing by making full or partial use of the technique of… … Universalium
scat — [skAt] 1. n. nonsense syllables sung to music. (Refers to a [primarily black] jazz practice in the jazz era.) □ She used to do scat but moved on to blues. □ He could sing scat like nobody’s business. 2. exclam. Go away! (Usually Scat! Often said… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
scat — I [[t]skæt[/t]] v. i. scat•ted, scat•ting to move or go off hastily • Etymology: 1865–70, amer.; of uncert. orig. II scat [[t]skæt[/t]] v. scat•ted, scat•ting, n. 1) mad to sing scat 2) mad jazz singing using improvised nonsense syllables to… … From formal English to slang
scat — 1. noun /skæt/ a) Animal excrement; dung. Enema queens, like scat queens, are really the scum of the earth. b) Heroin. “ I hear he’s into S M and scat and all kinds of kinky shit. ” Syn: do do, dooky, crap … Wiktionary
