Scouse

See also: scouse

English

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Scouse

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Etymology

Clipping of lobscouse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skaʊs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -aʊs

Adjective

Scouse (comparative more Scouse, superlative most Scouse)

1. (colloquial) Liverpudlian.
   • 2007 April 27, Tommy Kearney, “Staging a slice of Scouse life”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     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

Scouse (plural Scouses)

1. (colloquial) Synonym of Scouser (“Liverpudlian”).
   • 2001 September 9, Will Buckley, “Beckham tops it off”, in The Observer‎:

     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

Scouse

1. The accent and dialect of Liverpool or Merseyside.
   • 2000 September 22, David Ward, “Scousers put the accent on success”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     The soft and friendly version of the Scouse accent has helped to turn Liverpool into Britain's favourite location for call centres.

Derived terms

• Scouser
• Scouserati

References

• “Scouse”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “Scouse n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present

Anagrams

• couses, souces