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scouse

American  
[skous] / skaʊs /

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 British  
/ skaʊs /

noun

  1. Also called: Scouser.  a person who lives in or comes from Liverpool

  2. the dialect spoken by such a person

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adjective

  1. of or from Liverpool; Liverpudlian

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scouse 2 British  
/ skaʊs /

noun

  1. dialect a stew made from left-over meat

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Etymology

Origin of scouse

First recorded in 1830–40; short for lobscouse

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