Scat

/skæt/ noun

Definition

animal droppings; type of jazz singing with nonsense syllables

Etymology

Greek skat- 'dung' or imitative of jazz sounds

Kelly Says

Scat singing is like animal tracks for your ears - both leave traces, but one sounds way better!

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