scouse

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skous]
- /skaʊs/
- /skˈaʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skous]
- /skaʊs/

Definitions of scouse word

noun scouse a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack. 1
noun scouse culinary; short form of lobscouse 1
noun scouse a stew made from left-over meat 0
noun scouse a person who lives in or comes from Liverpool 0
noun scouse the dialect spoken by such a person 0
adjective scouse of or from Liverpool; Liverpudlian 0

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Origin of scouse

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40; short for lobscouse

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Parts of speech for Scouse

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Scouse

scouse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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scouse usage trend in Literature

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