Scouse

Scouse
Scouse
Liverpool English / Merseyside English
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Native to	Liverpool
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Ingvaeonic Anglo-Frisian Anglic English Scouse; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Early forms:	Old English Middle English Early Modern English Scouse; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

Scouse (/skaʊs/; sometimes called Liverpool English or Merseyside English)^[1]^[2]^[3] is an accent and dialect of English beginning in the northwest county of Merseyside. It originated mostly from Irish (from the Irish Potato Famine) and Welsh immigrants. The Scouse accent is very noticeable and is not similar with those of the neighbouring regions.^[4] The accent is named after the stew scouse, which Liverpudlians eat a lot. Liverpool's accent is often thought to be informal, like most of the "Northern" English accents.

Speech example

An example of a man from Liverpool (John Bishop)"John Bishop". Desert Island Discs.

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Speech example

An example of a man from Liverpool (Andrew Hussey).

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Speech example

An example of a working-class male from Liverpool (Ringo Starr).

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The accent can now be found in areas close to Liverpool, like Widnes and Runcorn, because Liverpool was developed a lot in the 1950s. A lot of different types of the accent exist, for example, the Northern accent, which is different from the southern accent.

Words it uses

Abar: About
Antwacky: Old-fashioned
Arl arse: Unfair/mean
Aul fella: Father
Bail/ Bail it: To leave or decide to not do something
Baltic: Freezing
Barnet: Hair
Barneted: On drugs
Be arsed: Can't be bothered
Beak/lemo: Cocaine
Bevvy: Alcoholic drink
Bevvied: Drunk
Bezzy: Best friend
Bifter/ciggy: Cigarette
Bird: Girlfriend
Bizzy: Police officer
Blag: Fake
Blueshite: Used by Liverpool fans to talk to Everton or its fans
Boss: Great
Brass/Brass House: Prostitute/Brothel
Brekkie: Breakfast
Butty: Sandwich
Chocka: Heavily populated/busy
Clobber: Clothes
Clocked/Clocked it: To notice or see something
Cob on: Bad mood
Da: Father
Dead: Very
Devoed: Devastated
Divvy: Idiot
Gary: Ecstasy pill. Originates from Cockney rhyming slang of footballers name Gary Abblett, which rhymes with tablet.
Gegging in: Being intrusive
Get on it/that: To do something or look at something
G'wed: Go ahead
Heavy: An expression used when something is very bad and less frequently when something is very good
Fuming: Extremely angry
Is right: An expression of agreement
Jarg: Fake
Jib off/sack off: To avoid doing something or dump a boyfriend/girlfriend
Kecks: Pants
Ken: House
Kip: Sleep
Lad/la/lid: Male friend or young man in general
Lecky: Electricity
Ma: Mother
Made up: Extremely happy
Meff: A person who lacks intelligence or is otherwise disliked
Ming: A person who is unattractive or not well liked
Minty: Dirty
Moody: When someone or something is bad
Offie: Off-licence
Ozzy: Hospital
Plazzy: Plastic
Plod: Police
Prin: A girl or woman (short for Princess)
Proper: Really/very
Redshite: Used by Everton fans to refer to Liverpool F.C. or its fans
Scally: Chav
Scatty: When something is dirty or strange
Scran: Food
Sound: Okay
Swerve: Avoid
Ta: Thanks
Ta-ra: Goodbye
Terrored: When someone is being mocked or hounded about something (Short for Terrorised)
Trackie: Tracksuit
Twisted: On drugs
Webs: Trainers
West: Weird or crazy
Wool/Woolyback: Someone from the towns and villages near Liverpool
Yous/Youse: 2nd person plural.

Scouse Media

Liverpool City Region location map UK
Monophthongs of Scouse (from Watson (2007:357)). /eː/ and /ɑː/ show considerable allophonic variation.^[5]
Diphthongs of Scouse (part 1, from Watson (2007:357))
Diphthongs of Scouse (part 2, from Watson (2007:357)). /ɛʉ/ shows considerable allophonic variation.^[5]