Meaning
To scatter — to send flying and fly apart in all directions. 'Di crowd scatta' means the crowd broke and ran every which way. In dancehall a 'scatta shot' names a wild, spraying gun-finger salute, and the word appears in songs about chaos and dispersal.
Examples
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Wen di rain come, everybody scatta.
When the rain came, everybody scattered.
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Di marble dem scatta cross di floor.
The marbles scattered across the floor.
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Di crowd scatta wen di fight buss.
The crowd scattered when the fight broke out.
Origin
The Patois pronunciation of 'scatter' (final 'r' vocalised); to break and fly apart.
How it’s used
To scatter/disperse; 'scatta shot' is a dancehall gun-salute gesture. Compare 'fling', 'signal'.