scouse

[ skous ]

noun

1. a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack:

   You can't visit Liverpool without delving into a piping hot bowl of scouse.

2. Usually Scouse.
   1. a Scouser.
   2. the dialect spoken in Liverpool, England:

      If there's anyone out there who understands Scouse, maybe you can help us translate this video!

adjective

1. Often Scouse. relating to a person or people from Liverpool or to the dialect spoken there:

   She still speaks with a Scouse accent.

scouse

¹

/ skaʊs /

noun

1. dialect.
   a stew made from left-over meat

Scouse

²

/ skaʊs /

noun

1. Also calledScouser a person who lives in or comes from Liverpool
2. the dialect spoken by such a person

adjective

1. of or from Liverpool; Liverpudlian

Word History and Origins

Origin of scouse¹

First recorded in 1830–40; short for lobscouse

Word History and Origins

Origin of scouse¹

C19: shortened from lobscouse

Origin of scouse²

C20: from scouse

Example Sentences

The English term "scouse" comes from the Swedish word lobscouse, a type of stew.

From BBC

“They didn’t speak a word of English before, and now they’re full-on scouse,” Jones said, referring to the Liverpudlian lilt now clearly detectable in the children’s English.

From New York Times

The place is "abuzz" according to the city region mayor, while Claire McColgan of Culture Liverpool said the scouse capital was "full of love, compassion and joy".

From BBC

O'Grady rose to fame in the 1990s with his iconic scouse drag queen persona Lily Savage, going on to present game show Blankety Blank and other light entertainment programmes.

From BBC

He said it will celebrate Ukraine's culture with a "scouse twist".

From BBC