scat

Definitions of scat
  1. noun
    singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
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    type of:
    cante, canto
    the act of singing vocal music
    jazz
    a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
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