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scouserati

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scouserati
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Notable or influential people whose place of birth or residence is in the city of Liverpool or its surrounding region.

British usage; Colloquial

Etymology

From a blend of Scouser (“person from Liverpool”) + literati (“well-educated people, intellectuals”). Usage is noted in 2007, then gained acceptance by a supplement to the Liverpool Echo newspaper on 1 January 2008, the day Liverpool began its year as European Capital of Culture. The supplement listed 366 people as "The Scouserati - the 366 most influential Scousers on the planet".

Usage

Questions

What does scouserati mean?
Notable or influential people whose place of birth or residence is in the city of Liverpool or its surrounding region.
Where does scouserati come from?
From a blend of Scouser (“person from Liverpool”) + literati (“well-educated people, intellectuals”). Usage is noted in 2007, then gained acceptance by a supplement to the Liverpool Echo newspaper on 1 January 2008, the day Liverpool began its year as European Capital of Culture. The supplement listed 366 people as "The Scouserati - the 366 most influential Scousers on the planet".

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