From scouse, a stew popular in the Liverpool area, originally a clipping of lobscouse.
Meanings
(colloquial) Liverpudlian.
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. 2007 April 27, Tommy Kearney, “Staging a slice of Scouse life”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
From scouse, a stew popular in the Liverpool area, originally a clipping of lobscouse.
Meanings
(colloquial) Synonym of Scouser (“Liverpudlian”).
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. 2001 September 9, Will Buckley, “Beckham tops it off”, in The Observer:
From scouse, a stew popular in the Liverpool area, originally a clipping of lobscouse.
Meanings
The accent and dialect of Liverpool or Merseyside.
The soft and friendly version of the Scouse accent has helped to turn Liverpool into Britain's favourite location for call centres. 2000 September 22, David Ward, “Scousers put the accent on success”, in The Guardian, →ISSN: