Why are people from Liverpool called 'scousers'?

BelenAlaniz

The traditional explanation is that scouse is a contraction of 'lobscouse', which was a type of stew (Norwegian in origin), once popular among sailors, and is still eaten in Liverpool today. As to whether it's insulting, you could call me paranoid, but any mention of my home town seems intended as an insult these days. People from Liverpool do call themselves Scousers though. If, like me, you come from the blue half of town you don't refer to yourself as a Liverpudlian (which carries an entirely different connotation). Jun 13 07, 12:14 PM

shawn888

People in Liverpool are called scousers, and the word comes from "Scouse",a meal made by poor people in Liverpool in the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. http://www.ggm.goe.ni.schule.de/projekte/comenius/ergebnissecom1b/Hillside-Rezept.htm Jun 13 07, 7:42 PM