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# scouse

«scouse» in Mova's school dictionary: **the accent and dialect of people from Liverpool in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (Scouse, uncountable; a Scouser, Scousers); adjective (Scouse)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (UK) Scouse is the accent and dialect of people from Liverpool in north-west England. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scouse/#m1)

2) (UK) Scouse is a meat and vegetable stew, a traditional Liverpool dish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scouse/#m2)

3) (UK, informal) A Scouser is a person from Liverpool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scouse/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In lessons about accents and dialects, Scouse is a well-known British accent; words like «la» or «lad» for a friend, «boss» for great, «ta» for thanks, «our kid» for brother or sister. Pupils learn that every accent is a proper way of speaking, and Standard English is a tool for formal writing. In food lessons, Scouse stew gives Liverpool people their nickname. Phrases: «a Scouse accent», «a pan of Scouse», «a proud Scouser».

### examples

- (UK) She has a strong Scouse accent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scouse/#x1)
- (UK) The Beatles were Scousers from Liverpool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scouse/#x2)
- (UK) Nan made a big pot of Scouse for tea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scouse/#x3)
- (UK) "That's boss, la!" is how a Scouser might say "That's great, mate!" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scouse/#x4)
- (UK) Scouse stew is made with lamb or beef, potatoes and onions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scouse/#x5)
- (UK) Our teacher is a Scouser and supports Everton. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scouse/#x6)

### note

Usually with capital S. Scouse is a dialect and accent, not bad English. Rhymes with "house". «Scouser» is the person, «Scouse» the speech or the stew. Some people use «Scouser» proudly; it is not an insult, though tone matters.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «scouse» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scouse/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.