scouse

plural scouses · alternative obsolete scouce

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

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   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 vegetarian variant, blind scouse, for when you can’t, or won’t, run to meat.

   2019 October 30, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect scouse – recipe”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

alternative obsolete scouce

1. Alternative letter-case form of Scouse.

   But my favourite accent is to be found in Belfast; a Northern Irish accent immediately adds three points to a person’s attractiveness. It has the friendliness of scouse, but is much softer and more charming.

   2020 November 20, Hannah Jane Parkinson, “From melodic scouse to Adele's cockney – I love the UK's regional accents”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

comparative more Scouse · superlative most Scouse

1. colloquialLiverpudlian.

   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

plural Scouses

1. colloquialSynonym 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

1. 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