scat

Message 1187 of 2056

i know what scat is.. i believe it came from a greek word meaniong dung
But where does singing scat come from? I was goining to link tos some ella fitzgerald favorites like a tisket a basket but decided not to.

posted by yichel

The origin is in Ebonics , jazz singers would go off on wordless riffs like " shooby dooby do dooo , " . Incidentally , a great word is frass , it means insect dung .

posted by Dirck
over 2 years ago

Oh you know tel me if this is way off? Have you ever heard the expression stop "talking that Shit?"

posted by yichel
over 2 years ago

A common expression , also rooted in Ebonics .

posted by Dirck
over 2 years ago