scratch that

verb

To disregard, omit, or ignore the previous statement.

“I'll have eggs and sausage. No, scratch that. I'll have eggs and bacon.”

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Meanings

verbscratch that (third-person singular simple present scratches that, present participle scratching that, simple past and past participle scratched that)

present singular third person scratches that · participle present scratching that · participle past scratched that · past scratched that

  1. idiomaticslangusuallyTo disregard, omit, or ignore the previous statement.

    I'll have eggs and sausage. No, scratch that. I'll have eggs and bacon.

Origin

See scratch (“cross out, strike through”).

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APA

scratch that. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratch%20that

MLA

“scratch that.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratch%20that. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scratch that,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scratch%20that.

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