scouse
- noun
- /skaʊs/
- UK
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scouse
- Every Sunday, we gather to enjoy a warm bowl of scouse and catch up with each other.
Examples
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George Harrison, the scouse of distinction.
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The manager of the Bierkeller once told a Liverpudlian girl who worked with us that he would ask prostitutes to speak to him with a Scouse accent.
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The sailors often prepared a hearty scouse with whatever ingredients they had on board.
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On cold nights, they served scouse, a filling stew made with meat and vegetables.
Synonyms
A hot dish of meat and vegetables from Liverpool, England
A thick stew of meat and vegetables with hard bread eaten by sailors
A thick stew of meat, vegetables, and dried bread that sailors eat at sea
Compounds
A way of life and social customs of people from Liverpool, including their speech, music, and friendly manner
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Etymology
Scouse comes from an old sailors' stew called lobscouse and a similar northern European word labskaus. Because sailors ate this simple mix of meat, vegetables and hard bread, scouse came to mean a hearty stew and is now a well-known food of Liverpool.