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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: lobscouse, name of a type of stew eaten by sailors (18-20 centuries), of unknown origin

Scouse

 noun
     
Scouse [uncountable] British English
SL the way of speaking that is typical of people from Liverpool
—Scouse adjective
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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