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Scouse

adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /skaʊs/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Liverpudlian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

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2

name

Meaning 2

The accent and dialect of Liverpool or Merseyside.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of Scouse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Synonym of Scouser (“Liverpudlian”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

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Synonyms: Scouser

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A stew associated with the Liverpool area, usually containing (at least) meat, onions, carrots and potatoes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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6

noun

Meaning 6

a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lobscouse, lobscuse

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stew

History

Etymology

From scouse, a stew popular in the Liverpool area, originally a clipping of lobscouse.

Clipping of lobscouse, of uncertain origin.