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    scouse
    noun
    a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
  • Scouse
    Scouse
    noun
    a person who lives in or comes from Liverpool

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or from Liverpool; Liverpudlian

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
scouse 2 British  
/ skaʊs /

noun

  1. dialect a stew made from left-over meat

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of scouse

First recorded in 1830–40; short for lobscouse

Example Sentences

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The film came about after Arnett met Bishop and the Scouse stand-up told the Hollywood star he had only found comedy in 2000 when he and his wife had temporarily separated.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

It also saw her save one last curtain-raising dance for Chris McCausland, the blind Scouse comedian who she waltzed to victory with in last year's contest - winning a Bafta in the process.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

The Guardian's Lucy Mangan awarded three stars, however, suggesting "the fantastic performances don't do enough to lift this Scouse Sopranos."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025

So it's not hard to see why the new BBC drama has been dubbed by reviewers as the "Scouse Sopranos" - with reference to the acclaimed US mafia boss Tony and his equally conflicting set-up.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025

Scouse, slumgullion, hushpuppy, dope without milk, and all sorts of things.

From "Forward, March" A Tale of the Spanish-American War by Munroe, Kirk

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