Expressions used to drive away animals—for example, flies:
This question was markedly rephrased from the 1965–70 question.
| SHOO | 18 |
| GIT | 5 |
| SCAT | 5 |
| SCRAM | 5 |
| GET | 4 |
| GO AWAY | 4 |
| “ALRIGHT CATS, GO GET EM” | 1 |
| BOO | 1 |
| BUZZ OFF | 1 |
| FLY SWATTER –SQUISH: OUT OUT OUT | 1 |
| GET AWAY | 1 |
| GET LOST | 1 |
| GET OUT | 1 |
| GET OUT OF HERE | 1 |
| GO | 1 |
| SCOOT | 1 |
| SHOOO | 1 |
| UGH | 1 |
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