quicker than scat
Quicker than scat is an American simile meaning extremely fast — done in an instant, gone before you could blink.
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Quicker than scat is an American simile meaning extremely fast — done in an instant, gone before you could blink. Scat here refers to a sharp command to shoo or scatter animals, capturing the sudden bolt of something startled into motion. It's the kind of colorful folksy expression you'd hear in rural America, Southern vernacular, or from anyone who grew up using language that actually had some flavour to it. Use it when regular fast just doesn't cut it.
She grabbed her keys and was out the door quicker than scat when she heard the bus pulling up.
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(simile, US) very quickly, in a great hurry.
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