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In some senses, scouse is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
scouse
/skaʊs/
noun 2name 2adj 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
broad, dissimilar, still
VERB + SCOUSE
boasted, got
SCOUSE + NOUN
isn, t
Definitions
adj
1
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.
noun
1
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.
name
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.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by
- lobscouse
- lobscuse
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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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.
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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.
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The soft and friendly version of the Scouse accent has helped to turn Liverpool into Britain's favourite location for call centres.
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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
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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 ch
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He's got a broad Scouse accent.
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