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Princeton's WordNet

  1. lobscouse, lobscuse, scousenoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. Scouseadjective

    Liverpudlian.

  2. scousenoun

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

  3. Etymology: Shortening of lobscouse from the Labskaus.

Wikipedia

  1. Scouse

    Scouse (; formally known as Liverpool English or Merseyside English) is an accent and dialect of English associated with Liverpool and the surrounding county of Merseyside. The Scouse accent is highly distinctive; having been influenced heavily by Irish, Norwegian, and Welsh immigrants who arrived via the Liverpool docks, it has little in common with the accents of its neighbouring regions or the rest of England. Scouse is also a general term for this pan-ethnic community or Liverpudlians in general. The accent is named after scouse, a stew eaten by sailors and locals. The development of Liverpool since the 1950s has spread the accent into nearby areas such as the towns of Runcorn and Skelmersdale. Variations within Scouse have been noted: the accent of Liverpool's city centre and northern neighbourhoods is usually described as fast, harsh, and nasal, while the accent found in the southern suburbs of Liverpool is typically referred to as slow, soft, and dark. Popular colloquialisms have shown a growing deviation from the historical Lancashire dialect that was previously found in Liverpool, as well as a growth in the influence of the accent in the wider area. Natives and residents of Liverpool are formally referred to as Liverpudlians, but are more often called Scousers.The northern variation of Scouse has appeared in mainstream British media but, until the 2010s, often served only to be impersonated and mocked in comedy series such as Harry Enfield & Chums and its Scousers sketch. It is consistently voted one of the least popular accents in the UK. Conversely, the Scouse accent as a whole is usually placed within the top two friendliest UK accents, alongside that of Newcastle upon Tyne.

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  1. scouse

    Scouse is a term that refers to two closely related concepts from Liverpool, England. It primarily refers to the accent and dialect used in the Liverpool region, which has unique pronunciation, vocabulary, and syntax characteristics. It's also the name for a traditional stew popular in the area, made from meat, typically beef or lamb, and vegetables. In a broader sense, "scouse" can refer to anything related to or characteristic of Liverpool, including its people, culture, and identity.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Scousenoun

    a sailor's dish. Bread scouse contains no meat; lobscouse contains meat, etc. See Lobscouse

Wikidata

  1. Scouse

    Scouse is an accent and dialect of English found primarily in the Metropolitan county of Merseyside, and closely associated with the city of Liverpool and in the more urban parts of the neighboring metropolitan boroughs of Sefton, Knowsley, and Wirral. The accent is known to be as far reaching as Flintshire in Wales, and Runcorn and Skelmersdale in Cheshire and Lancashire respectively. The Scouse accent is highly distinctive, and has little in common with those used in the neighbouring regions of Cheshire and Lancashire. The accent itself is not specific to all of Merseyside, with the accents of residents of St Helens and Southport, for example, more commonly associated with the historic Lancastrian accent. The accent was primarily confined to Liverpool until the 1950s when slum clearance in the city resulted in migration of the populace into new pre-war and post-war developments into surrounding areas of what was informally named Merseyside and later to become officially known as Merseyside in 1974. The continued development of the city and its urban areas has brought the accent into contact with areas not historically associated with Liverpool such as Prescot, Whiston and Rainhill in Merseyside and Widnes and Runcorn in Cheshire.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. scouse

    A dish made of pounded biscuit and salt beef cut into small pieces, boiled up with seasoning. (See LOBSCOUSE.)

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scouse in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scouse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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