The Complete Guide to Scouse Slang Phrases & Scouse Words

Liverpool is renowned for a lot of things; its amazing docklands, being the home of The Beatles and being the capital of Curly Blows but how much scouse slang do you know?
If you’ve been in Liverpool for any amount of time, you’ll know a few of these phrases but have you ever been in The Asda and heard the women in front talking about jibbing off their boyfriend and wondered what the hell was going on? Allow us to educate you on some of that Liverpool slang.
Table of Contents
- Scouse Sayings – Scouse Slang Words:
- #12 Trabs
- #13 Scran
- #14 Abar
- #15 The Ozzy
- #16 Bizzies
- #17 La
- #18 Blert
- #19 Webs
- #20 Cob on
- #21 Jibbed
- #22 Jarg
- #23 Kecks
- #24 Sagging off
- #25 Keep Dixie
- #26 Judy
- #27 Geggin’ in
- #28 Show
- #29 In bulk
- #30 Bins
- #31 Meff
- #32 Eee
- #33 Bevy
- #34 Baltic
- #35 Made Up
- #36 West
- #37 Ice Lolly
- #38 Heavy Salad
- #39 Brassic
- #40 Is right
- #41 Swerve
- #42 Beut
- #43 Come ‘ed
- #44 Barnet
- #45 Grid
- #46 Arr Ay
- #47 Bladdered
Scouse Sayings – Scouse Slang Words:
#1 Sound
Definition: cool or good
Use: How you doin’ lad? Yeah sound mate
#2 Arl arse
Definition: cruel
Use: Stop being an arl arse.
#3 Arl Fella
Definition: father
Use: I’m going for a bevvy with me arl fella.
#4 Wool
Definition: Someone who’s from the surrounding areas of Liverpool such as the Wirral or St Helens.
Use: He likes to pretend he’s from Liverpool, but he’s from the Wirral the wool.
#5 G’wed
Definition: Go ahead
Use: G’wed, lad. Nice one.
#6 The Asda
Definition: Asda
Use: I’m going the Asda for some bifters.
#7 Lid
Definition: Lad
Use: I’m going the Asda, lid.
#8 Boss
Definition: Incredibly Awesome
Use: They’re some boss webs, la.
#9 Offie
Definition: off-licence
Use: I’m not going the Asda when there’s an offie down the road.
#10 Antwacky
Definition: Old fashioned
Use: Me arl fella’s house is pure antwacky.
#11 Bifter
Definition: Cigarettes/joint
Use: Gis one of those bifters so I don’t have to go the offie.
#12 Trabs
Definition: Trainers
Use: Lad, don’t be an arl arse and borrow us ya trabs.
#13 Scran
Definition: Food
Use: Me Ma’s making me a proper scran tonight lad
#14 Abar
Definition: About
Use: What you on abar, you wool.
#15 The Ozzy
Definition: The Hospital
Use: If I eat any more scran I’ll end up in the ozzy.
#16 Bizzies
Definition: The Police
Use: You seen all the bizzies outside the offie?
#17 La
Definition: Lad
Use: In a bit, la.
#18 Blert
Definition: Idiot
Use: Don’t be a blert and give us a lift to town.
#19 Webs
Definition: Trainers
Use: Ay La, those webs are boss.
#20 Cob on
Definition: Bad mood
Use: He’s got a cob on abar the match, lad.
#21 Jibbed
Definition: stood up/dumped
Use: If he says me arl fella’s house is antwacky one more time he’s getting jibbed
#22 Jarg
Definition: Fake
Use: They’re some jarg trabs them
#23 Kecks
Definition: pants or trousers
Use: I’ve only gone and ripped me kecks, lad.
#24 Sagging off
Definition: Not going to school
Use: Me ma won’t let me out because I was sagging off.
#25 Keep Dixie
Definition: Keeping a look out
Use: You keep dixie while I run into the offie for some bifters.
#26 Judy
Definition: Girlfriend
Use: Me Judy cooks an blindin’ Scouse
#27 Geggin’ in
Definition: Being nosey
Use: Eee, stop geggin’ in.
#28 Show
Definition: Mess
Use: Her curly blow looks an absolute show
#29 In bulk
Definition: Laughing hard
Use: Am not even messing, he had me in bulk.
#30 Bins
Definition: Glasses
Use: You seen her bins, they look a show.
#31 Meff
Definition: It’s an insult but not completely offensive, a dismissive term meaning an idiot or someone stupid.
Use: Ignore him lad, he’s just being a proper meff.
#32 Eee
Definition: An expression of disgust or disapproval
Use: Eee look at her pants
#33 Bevy
Definition: alcoholic drink
Use: You coming for a bevvy after work girl
#34 Baltic
Definition: Freezing
Use: It’s absolutely Baltic in here
#35 Made Up
Definition: Happy
Use: Got a new job, I’m absolutely made up
#36 West
Definition: Crazy or weird
Use: Lad, last night was proper west ya’no
#37 Ice Lolly
Definition: Scouse for an ice lolly
Use: I’m absolutely roasting, could do with a lolly ice
#38 Heavy Salad
Definition: That’s bad news/ that’s unfortunate
Use: “me Judy just left me” “that’s heavy salad la”
#39 Brassic
Definition: Out of pocket
Use: can’t go for a bevy tonight la am brassic
#40 Is right
Definition: You are correct/ that is deserved
Use: “i’ll get the bevies in” “is right la”
#41 Swerve
Definition: Do not attend or avoid
Use: Swerve that meeting later let’s go get some scran.
#42 Beut
Definition: Fool
Use: What a beut!
#43 Come ‘ed
Definition: Let’s go/come along
Use: Come ‘ed lets jib this beut off
#44 Barnet
Definition: Hair do
Use: Haha get on to her barnet it’s a show!
#45 Grid
Definition: Face
Use: What’s up with your grid?
#46 Arr Ay
Definition: Why did you do that/ I can’t believe you just did that
Use: Arr Ay that’s arl arse that!
#47 Bladdered
Definition: Drunk beyond comprehension
Use: He’s bladdered come ‘ed we best swerve the next bar
If you think we’ve missed anything let us know by commenting below. We’d love to hear more of your great scouse words.