scouse
/skaʊs/
scouse noun: a stew associated with the Liverpool area, usually containing (at least) meat, onions, carrots and potatoes. Also the alternative letter-case form of Scouse.
Noun (1)
scouse (countable and uncountable, plural scouses)
- 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...2019 October 30, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect scouse – recipe”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Adjective capitalized: Scouse
Scouse (comparative more Scouse, superlative most Scouse)
- Liverpudlian.
- When my play Windermere opened at the Clerkenwell Theatre in London, up against Russell's mighty Blood Brothers, I was proud that it boasted a majority Scouse cast.2007 April 27, Tommy Kearney, “Staging a slice of Scouse life”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Noun (2) capitalized: Scouse
Scouse (plural Scouses)
- Synonym of Scouser (“Liverpudlian”).
- The Scouses, not known for their wit, responded with the 'Munich runway' chant. And, golly gosh, nearly the whole stadium sang back. Who knows, this chanting might really take off one day.2001 September 9, Will Buckley, “Beckham tops it off”, in The Observer
- Synonyms:
- Scouser
Proper noun capitalized: Scouse
Scouse
- The accent and dialect of Liverpool or Merseyside.
- The soft and friendly version of the Scouse accent has helped to turn Liverpool into Britain's favourite location for call centres.2000 September 22, David Ward, “Scousers put the accent on success”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Also used as
scouse is also the alternative letter-case form of Scouse.
Synonyms of scouse
Forms of scouse
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | scouses |
| plural | Scouses |
| alternative form (obsolete) | scouce |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Scouse |
| superlative | most Scouse |
Origin of scouse
Clipping of lobscouse, of uncertain origin.
From scouse, a stew popular in the Liverpool area, originally a clipping of lobscouse.
Words formed from scouse
Phrases with scouse
Words that rhyme with scouse
Questions about scouse
- What does scouse mean?
- Scouse means a stew associated with the Liverpool area, usually containing (at least) meat, onions, carrots and potatoes.
- What part of speech is scouse?
- Scouse can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce scouse?
- Scouse is pronounced /skaʊs/.
- What is the plural of scouse?
- The plural of scouse is scouses.
Words near scouse in the dictionary
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