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scouse en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Clipping of lobscouse, of uncertain origin.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A stew associated with the Liverpool area, usually containing (at least) meat, onions, carrots and potatoes.
   • Unsurprisingly, given the geography of the area, Liverpool’s scouse isn’t dissimilar to Irish stew or Lancashire hotpot, either, and, like those noble dishes, is eminently practical, easy to make in a small kitchen, or indeed a galley, and to adapt to current circumstances – there’s even a vegetarian variant, blind scouse, for when you can’t, or won’t, run to meat. 2019 October 30, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect scouse – recipe”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

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Deriveds

blind scouse

scouse en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Clipping of lobscouse, of uncertain origin.

Meanings

1. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Scouse.
   alt of Scouse
   • But my favourite accent is to be found in Belfast; a Northern Irish accent immediately adds three points to a person’s attractiveness. It has the friendliness of scouse, but is much softer and more charming. 2020 November 20, Hannah Jane Parkinson, “From melodic scouse to Adele's cockney – I love the UK's regional accents”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

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