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Definition of Scouse in English: Scousenounskaʊs British informal 1mass noun The dialect or accent of people from Liverpool. the man turned on him in Scouse Example sentencesExamples - But Scouse is different, so now I have to learn that! ‘he laughed.’
- I go back now and the dialect of the old residents is noticeably absent, replaced by the faux scouse of the Liverpudlian refugees.
- Earlier he had reduced the passengers of Bus no 1 to uncontrollable laughter with his mimicry - his Cockney, his Geordie and his Scouse.
- She spoke without a hint of Scouse and I thought John must have adopted his working-class Liverpool accent as a rebellion against her.
- You can hear as much Scouse as Welsh spoken in the streets of Bangor.
- My Dad's voice, thick with scouse, rumbles across the crackling line.
- Accents range from broad Scouse though modifications towards RP and RP itself in the middle and upper classes.
- Griffiths' one-armed alcoholic main character narrates the novel in demotic Scouse - the accent sounds like a hymn sung through a dodgy carburettor or a nightingale racked with emphysema.
2 short for Scouser Example sentencesExamples - Every scouse bloke of a certain age had a group in the 60s.
- I have served in the Royal Air force and I have yet to meet a scouse with any integrity.
- The main thing is that the Scouses who were egging the poor lads on should hang their heads and shame!
adjectiveskaʊs British informal Relating to Liverpool. Example sentencesExamples - They are four Scouse musicians who have played together for over 20 years.
- It is not yet known whether these regional variations extend to other parts of the country - de Rijke hopes to study Scouse and Geordie dialects to determine this.
- I am regularly reminded by scouse friends what a great sense of humour the people of their region possess.
- He is clearly developing a great voice - richly melancholic, with a wonderfully thick Scouse accent that he's not afraid to use.
- As Brian grew up, his off-beat Scouse sense of humour began to intrude more and more into his drawings.
- So for two summer seasons these scouse boys entertained the holidaymakers on those sunny tax free isles.
- The play was set in Birkenhead, which meant that I had to do a Scouse accent for that, so I decided to stick with it for this too.
- Plenty of Scouse artists have emerged since the beat explosion, but only a fraction have had any national impact.
- Can I suggest Boris atones for this with a special Scouse edition of the Spectator, in praise of all the great things Liverpool has to offer.
- Thoughtful and articulate with a warming, thick Scouse accent Nick has some pretty candid views about life and rock 'n' roll.
- I have never heard Ms Grant speak and I do not know or care if her accent is cut-glass BBC English, Scouse or Glaswegian.
- People from home say I sound scouse, in fact a few people said that at my graduation when I had only been here for six months.
- The last time I saw them they were not only the hottest act around, but rapidly etching their name onto that long list of excellent scouse bands.
- His media appearances are categorised by barely audible mumblings in one of the thickest Scouse accents you've ever heard.
- Bob was a Scouser, he had a Scouse sense of humour and people thought he was terrific, the kids thought he was great as well.
- There is a fine line between Scouse wit and sentimentality, and Peel had crossed it.
- On Good Friday at Highbury, the Liverpool support went from the noisy Scouse taunting we know so well - when they were 2-1 up at half-time - to orderly seated silence.
- Packed with contemporary Scouse style, a significant part of their music resembles some of the early, but quite pioneering 60's reggae acts.
- This is the stage where several other Scouse outfits have tried and failed.
- With Scouse bands like The Coral currently hitting the big time hard and the Liverpool scene bustling, maybe now might be the right time at last…
Origin Mid 19th century: abbreviation of lobscouse. The success of the Beatles and other Liverpool groups and singers in the 1960s focused attention on their native city, and the words Scouse and Scouser became widely familiar in Britain. They represent shortenings of lobscouse, a stew made with meat, vegetables, and ship's biscuit formerly eaten by sailors and so a staple food in the thriving port of Liverpool. Lobscouse is recorded from the early 18th century, but its origin is unknown. Before the 1960s Scouse meaning ‘Liverpudlian’ appeared in print only in a 1945 report of a trial, where a witness used the word and a puzzled judge asked for an explanation, although it was recorded 100 years earlier for the food.
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