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Scouse
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scouse
English
Etymology
From en scouse, a stew popular in the Liverpool area, originally a clipping of en lobscouse.
Pronunciation
en /skaʊs/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Scouse.wav Southern England
en aʊs 1
Adjective
en colloquial Liverpudlian.
en-GB Tommy Kearney Staging a slice of Scouse life The Guardian 2007-04-27 https://www.theguardian.com/stage/theatreblog/2007/apr/27/stagingasliceofscouselife 0261-3077 When my play Windermere opened at the Clerkenwell Theatre in London, up against Russell's mighty Blood Brothers, I was proud that it boasted a majority Scouse cast.
Noun
en colloquial en Scouser Liverpudlian.
en Beckham tops it off The Observer https://www.theguardian.com/football/Observer_Match_Report/0,3740,-35743,00.html Will Buckley 9 September 2001 The Scouses, not known for their wit, responded with the 'Munich runway' chant. And, golly gosh, nearly the whole stadium sang back. Who knows, this chanting might really take off one day.
Proper noun
The accent and dialect of Liverpool or Merseyside.
en-GB David Ward Scousers put the accent on success The Guardian 2000-09-22 https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/sep/22/davidward 0261-3077 The soft and friendly version of the Scouse accent has helped to turn Liverpool into Britain's favourite location for call centres.
Derived terms
en Scouser
en Scouserati
References
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Anagrams
en ceossu couses souces
en Demonyms