Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
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
(verb) flee; take to one’s heels; cut and run; “If you see this man, run!”; “The burglars escaped before the police showed up”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scatting
present participle of scat
scatting (usually uncountable, plural scattings)
scat singing
Source: Wiktionary
Scat, interj.
Definition: Go away; begone; away; -- chiefly used in driving off a cat.
Scat, Scatt, n. Etym: [Icel. scattr.]
Definition: Tribute. [R.] "Seizing scatt and treasure." Longfellow.
Scat, n.
Definition: A shower of rain. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.