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Liverpool is well known for its Scouse language and popular sayings. In celebration of Global Scouse Day with events planned across the city, we have been on the hunt for some of the best Scouse words.
Read thoroughly if you’re planning a visit to the best city in the North West because you’re going to need this dictionary to survive.
1 Man – Adult Male
Scouse saying – Lid, La, Lad, Kidda, Auld fella
Usage: “Alright Lid, you going the footy with ya auld fella?”
2 Woman – Adult Female
Scouse sayings: Bird, Love, Me’ma (mum)
Usage: “I’m taking me bird out later for a bevvie”
3 Fake
Scouse sayings: Blag, Jarg
Usage: “Them trabs (trainers) are blag”
4 Generic proclamations of positivity
Scouse saying – Go ‘ed, is right, nice one, boss, well in, sound, belter, made up
Usage: “Go ‘ed lad, pass me the football, nice one!”
5 Generic proclamation of negativity
Scouse sayings – eeeee! devoed, sly, slack
Usuage: “Eeeeee! That’s proper slack that, mate”
6 Avoid – To stay away from someone/something
Scouse saying – Swerve, Sack that
Usage: “Swerve that mate the 5-0 (police) are around”
7 Non Scouser – a person from Runcorn, Wirral, Southport, St Helens etc; specifically from provincial town outside of Liverpool
Scouse saying – Wool, Woolyback
Usage: “Have you heard the way that wool talks?”
8 Generic term to add on to anything
Scouse saying – Like
Usage: “I was chatting to mi ma like, do’ya know what I mean like?”
9 Busy
Scouse saying – Chokka, Rammed
Usage: “I’m chokka this week la”
10 Cigarette
Scouse saying – Cigg, Bifta
Usage: “You got a light for ma bifta, mate?”
11 Beer
Scouse sayings – Ale, Bevvie, Jar
Usage: “Gonna go pub for a bevvie, lid”
12 Off Licence
Scouse sayings – Offie
Usage: “Off to the offie for some jars”
13 Shoes
Scouse sayings – Trabs
Usage: “The trabs are minty (smelly/dirty)”
14 Old fashioned
Scouse sayings – Antwaky
Usage: “Ma nan’s curtains are proper antwaky”
15 Generic Insults
Scouse sayings – Blurt, Beaut, Whooper, Weapon, Soft Lad
Usage: “He’s a right soft lad ‘im”
16 Food
Scouse sayings – Scan
Usage: “Going Maccie’s for some scran me”
17 Sun glasses/Spectacles
Scouse sayings – Gigs, Shades
Usage: “Them shades are blag, mate”
18 Ice Lolly
Scouse sayings – Lolly Ice
Usage: “Going down shop for a lolly ice, lad”
19 Asda – Supermarket
Scouse sayings – The Asda
Usage:” Going down The Asda with me bird for some scran”
20 Hospital
Scouse sayings – The Ozzy
Usage: “Going down The Ozzy la, think I’ve broke my toe”
Have we missed any? Please let us know in the comments.