#scouse
68 words tagged “scouse”
Full form of 'wool' — someone from outside Liverpool proper.
A narrow alleyway between Liverpool terraces.
Scouse for something that's gone wrong, weird, or pear-shaped.
Freezing cold.
Fake, plastic — often aimed at someone faking the Scouse.
Hospital.
A Liverpool street kid with attitude — tracksuit, swagger, mischief.
Scouse for 'bye' — warm, sing-song, never formal.
A cigarette — universal British shorthand.
Goodbye, see you — informal British sign-off, especially Welsh and Northwest English.
On my own, by myself, flying solo.
Your best mate.
Scouse exclamation of agreement, approval, or pure good news.
Go on / go ahead — Scouse encouragement.
Older Scouse for a girl or girlfriend.
My girlfriend — fond, casual, no airs.
Bail on plans last-minute without bothering to explain.
Scouse for 'come on' — let's go, get on with it, or you're joking.
Your mum — usually deployed as a winding-up insult.
A taxi — Liverpool's word for flagging a cab.
Being mean, sly, or unfairly harsh — a proper miserable so-and-so.
Trousers — or, depending on company, underpants.
A sandwich. That's it. That's the post.
Absolutely steaming drunk.
Scouse for grim news or a rough situation.
Old-fashioned, dated, out of touch.
Drunk. As in 'on the bevvies'.
A non-Scouser from the towns surrounding Liverpool.
Scouse for laughing your head off.
Affectionate Scouse for 'you idiot'.
Scouse for sulking — a visible mood that everyone has to tiptoe around.
What did you just say? — said with proper Scouse incredulity.
A scruffy, smelly, generally unwanted human being.
Off the rails — either kicking off in a mood or out partying hard.
Boiling hot weather — sun so fierce the pavement's splitting.
Your dad — or any old bloke.
Fake, counterfeit, knock-off.
Dole money — the weekly benefits cheque.
Scouse for sticking your nose into a conversation that isn't yours.
The police, in Scouse.
To dodge something — a plan, a person, a pint you don't want.
Scouse for a woman — the female 'la'.
Give me / give us.
Scouse for face — usually said when someone's pulling one.
Get stuck in. Stop faffing and start.
Trainers. Scouse, full stop.
The off-licence — corner shop that sells the booze.
Scouse for mate, lad, or dude — a friendly term of address.
Devastated, gutted.
Old Scouse for mate — your granddad's word.
Absolutely steaming drunk.
Clear off. Get lost. Bin yourself.
Skint. Not a penny on you.
Clothes, gear, your outfit.
Scouse for getting dumped, stood up, or blown out.
Definitely — the lazy, friendlier version.
An idiot — ironic flip of 'beauty'.
A cigarette or, more often, a joint.
Rammed, packed, completely full.
Scouse for skiving — bunking off school or work.
An idiot, a fool — affectionate or savage depending on tone.
British slang for glasses — your specs.
Liverpool word for a soft idiot, usually said with a smirk.
A tracksuit.
Filthy, manky, in a right state.
Scouse for keeping lookout while something dodgy happens.
Disgusting, horrible.
Dirty, grim, manky — properly unpleasant.