Scat – The singing of nonsense sounds and syllables instead of words

(Pronounced scat)

To remember what scat means, use the following mnemonic:

Everyone scattered (scat) when she started singing nonsense sounds and syllables.

Examples of scat in a sentence

The scat singer improvised. 

I forgot the lyrics so I began scat singing. 

I couldn't understand a word the scat singer was saying.