Groucho's Fact Hunt

[Eggs]

Where Scouse comes from:
“Scouse” originally comes from a type of stew called lobscouse, which was a cheap sailor’s dish of meat, potatoes, and vegetables.

The word itself came from the Norwegian or German term lapskaus, since Liverpool was a busy seaport with lots of Scandinavian and European sailors passing through.

Because poorer families in Liverpool often ate lobscouse in the 19th century, outsiders started calling people from Liverpool “Scousers.” Over time, the name stuck.

Even though we all use mainly the same ingredients I think everyone’s Scouse is different. All unique in their own way.

 

[Connor mcloud]

Where Scouse comes from:
“Scouse” originally comes from a type of stew called lobscouse, which was a cheap sailor’s dish of meat, potatoes, and vegetables.

The word itself came from the Norwegian or German term lapskaus, since Liverpool was a busy seaport with lots of Scandinavian and European sailors passing through.

Because poorer families in Liverpool often ate lobscouse in the 19th century, outsiders started calling people from Liverpool “Scousers.” Over time, the name stuck.

Even though we all use mainly the same ingredients I think everyone’s Scouse is different. All unique in their own way.

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I see this story has been "Regurgitated" again

 

[degsy]

Where Scouse comes from:
“Scouse” originally comes from a type of stew called lobscouse, which was a cheap sailor’s dish of meat, potatoes, and vegetables.

The word itself came from the Norwegian or German term lapskaus, since Liverpool was a busy seaport with lots of Scandinavian and European sailors passing through.

Because poorer families in Liverpool often ate lobscouse in the 19th century, outsiders started calling people from Liverpool “Scousers.” Over time, the name stuck.

Even though we all use mainly the same ingredients I think everyone’s Scouse is different. All unique in their own way.

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My Grans was the best, then the Mars, then Mrs degsy's - no slight intended as they were all pretty decent...with a bit of home made pickled red cabbage or beet root...not a bay leaf, mince nor other fancy stuff in sight either, aka, poor people's food.
tbh the ranking is probably age related - most things tasted better back then, especially when left to go cold and thicken up over night then warmed up.

 

[kev]

Where Scouse comes from:
“Scouse” originally comes from a type of stew called lobscouse, which was a cheap sailor’s dish of meat, potatoes, and vegetables.

The word itself came from the Norwegian or German term lapskaus, since Liverpool was a busy seaport with lots of Scandinavian and European sailors passing through.

Because poorer families in Liverpool often ate lobscouse in the 19th century, outsiders started calling people from Liverpool “Scousers.” Over time, the name stuck.

Even though we all use mainly the same ingredients I think everyone’s Scouse is different. All unique in their own way.

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Being an old wool, we never had 'scouse' during my childhood.
We did however regularly have 'lobbies' (which is exactly the same thing and presumably also derived its name from 'lobscouse')

 

[chrismpw]

"Arfarse" is apparently a medieval word for a bumbling idiot who makes a mess of things.

A poor job is not a "half arsed" job then, but a atfarse job.
Source .... facebook

Or does it mean "to break wind"
Source .... chatgpt

Any other idea?

 

[Groucho]

The word itself came from the Norwegian

You can still buy it in tins in Scandinavia.

 

[aazak]

Where Scouse comes from:
“Scouse” originally comes from a type of stew called lobscouse, which was a cheap sailor’s dish of meat, potatoes, and vegetables.

The word itself came from the Norwegian or German term lapskaus, since Liverpool was a busy seaport with lots of Scandinavian and European sailors passing through.

Because poorer families in Liverpool often ate lobscouse in the 19th century, outsiders started calling people from Liverpool “Scousers.” Over time, the name stuck.

Even though we all use mainly the same ingredients I think everyone’s Scouse is different. All unique in their own way.

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You can still buy it in tins in Scandinavia.

So ye’re saying the Norwegians are more Scouse than the Scouse themselves and they’re owed plane loads of apologies at Anfield in a couple of weeks? Is someone making a banner? Something like “Sorry ye’re proper bad kopites”?

 

[larbert toffee]

James Finlayson (actor) - Wikipedia https://share.google/e0uLM3AL3atLehMXr
James Finlayson who appeared in most of the Laurel and Hardy films was born just along the road from where I now live in Larbert, he left Scotland at the age of 24 and eventually found fame and fortune in Hollywood.

 

[Bluesaint]

James Finlayson (actor) - Wikipedia https://share.google/e0uLM3AL3atLehMXr
James Finlayson who appeared in most of the Laurel and Hardy films was born just along the road from where I now live in Larbert, he left Scotland at the age of 24 and eventually found fame and fortune in Hollywood.

He was a great stooge/foil in those fims. Always loved the one where he was trying to stop his daughter from eloping so he locked her in the bedroom, and then promptly tripped over the carpet cleaner and dived, head first, down the stairs.

 

[larbert toffee]

He was a great stooge/foil in those fims. Always loved the one where he was trying to stop his daughter from eloping so he locked her in the bedroom, and then promptly tripped over the carpet cleaner and dived, head first, down the stairs.

My mate is obsessed with the fact he's from Larbert and will engage anyone that'll listen

 

[Nobby Nobbs]

Where Scouse comes from:
“Scouse” originally comes from a type of stew called lobscouse, which was a cheap sailor’s dish of meat, potatoes, and vegetables.

The word itself came from the Norwegian or German term lapskaus, since Liverpool was a busy seaport with lots of Scandinavian and European sailors passing through.

Because poorer families in Liverpool often ate lobscouse in the 19th century, outsiders started calling people from Liverpool “Scousers.” Over time, the name stuck.

Even though we all use mainly the same ingredients I think everyone’s Scouse is different. All unique in their own way.

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I’m sure I read somewhere that Tommy Trinder was the first person to associate the word scouser to Liverpool people, just can’t remember where I heard it.

 

[summerisle]

I’m sure I read somewhere that Tommy Trinder was the first person to associate the word scouser to Liverpool people, just can’t remember where I heard it.

Evolution of Scouse

So, where did it all begin? Lancastrian Origins Prior to the mid-seventeenth century and the establishment of Liverpool as a major trading port, Liverpudlians spoke with a distinctively Lanc…

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Scouse’

Now that we’ve looked at the city’s history, where did the term ‘scouse’ actually come from? Why are people from Liverpool not just called ‘Liverpudlians’?

The first known usages of scouse as a name for people from Liverpool was during the First World War, where it was commonplace for soldiers to give each other friendly nicknames. It likely came from a dish known as Lobscouse which was made popular in the area. According to the English Dialect Dictionary, lobscouse is defined as “a dish of hashed meat stewed with potatoes and onions; an Irish stew.” [4] Scouse, or scouser, became a name attributed to those from Liverpool, and the former part of the word -‘lobby’- was attached to those from a more midland area.

 

[Eggs]

Hitlers brother was a Scouser:

Adolf Hitler had a half-brother who lived in Liverpool. His name was Alois Hitler Jr., and he moved to the city in the late 1800s, marrying an Irish woman, Bridget Dowling, in 1910. They lived in Toxteth, on Upper Stanhope Street, and had a son named William Patrick Hitler.

There’s a long-standing story told later by Bridget that a young Adolf Hitler stayed with them in Liverpool between 1912 and 1913.