scouse
noun
a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
scouse
American
[skous]
/ skaʊs /
noun
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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.
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Usually Scouse
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a Scouser.
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the dialect spoken in Liverpool, England.
If there's anyone out there who understands Scouse, maybe you can help us translate this video!
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adjective
Scouse
1
British
/ skaʊs /
noun
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Also called: Scouser. a person who lives in or comes from Liverpool
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the dialect spoken by such a person
adjective
scouse
2
British
/ skaʊs /
noun
Etymology
Origin of scouse
First recorded in 1830–40; short for lobscouse
Example Sentences
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He says he's delighted to be performing at the Royal Court, where audiences can tuck into a bowl of scouse in the auditorium before many of the shows.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2025
The place is "abuzz" according to the city region mayor, while Claire McColgan of Culture Liverpool said the scouse capital was "full of love, compassion and joy".
From BBC ● May 12, 2023
They had waited 10 years for this, just the last of three decades of frustration for Liverpool supporters that included tragedy and heartbreak yet rarely silenced the passionate scouse voices singing in the Kop.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 26, 2020
He was very shy and you can be kidded by a soft scouse accent but this kid’s really intelligent.”
From The Guardian ● Jan. 27, 2020
"I've got molasses and soft-tack," and "I've just made a dish of scouse."
From Harper's Round Table, May 7, 1895 by Various
Their Scouse charm warmed the hearts of seven million viewers and now the example set by Race Across the World winners Jo and Kush is impacting their former school.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
"It's been a test, we're just two Scouse kids," offered Kush.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
It was at the latter that I caught a bit of Scouse duo CamelPhat, whose unique blend of tech house attracted huge crowds, despite clashing with some of the main stage headliners.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025
Around 100,000 people flocked to Sefton Park for "Scouse Coachella", as it became known, enjoying around 100 acts across three days - and even a little sunshine between the showers.
From BBC ● May 25, 2025
Scouse, milk and the yolk of two or three eggs boiled in it.
From Three Years in Tristan da Cunha by Katherine Mary Barrow
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