The Clue
Ignore the lyrics? (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SCAT
Tags
Notes
The answer SCAT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
Related Clues
"Begone!"
Begone!
"Git!"
"Out!"
"Shoo!"
Shoo!
"Vamoose!"
Vamoose
Vamoose!
Ailurophobe's word
Allurophobe's command
Chase away
Fitzgerald specialty
Fitzgerald's forte
"Flee, feline!"
"Get out!"
"Go away!"
Hightail it
Improvise, musically
Improvise, in a way
Jazz performance
Jazz singing
Jazz style
Jazz term
Nonsense singing
Shoo, to Socks
Spout nonsense?
Torme forte
Tormé specialty
Warning to a cat
Ella Fitzgerald specialty
"Get outta here!"
Go away, Garfield!
"Go away, grimalkin!"
Sing like Ella
Type of jazz singing
Go "shooby-doo," or just "shoo"
Definition
SCAT as a noun:
1. (scat, scat singing) = singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
SCAT as a verb:
1. (scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away) = flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"