Liverbird Learn Y'self Scouse ( sk-ow-se) : Liverpool's regional adjective.
...Or indeed, how to understand an online Scouser. ( sk-ow-sir )

Below is a list of terms that have generated bemusement, consternation and occasionally a laugh when sharing local colloquialisms with people who are unfamiliar with the idiosyncrasies of regional terminology.

 
Term Explanation Global Variations
BT The little known U.K. phone company and ISP British Telecom. Standard Oil, Ma Bell, Microsoft
Blag A cheeky, sometimes mischievous act, which gains the perpetrator an advantage. BT
Butty Two or more slices of bread with either a sweet or savoury filling. e.g. Jam Butty, Bacon Butty. The only person I've ever met who puts jam and bacon on the same butty comes came from Middlesex. Sandwich
Minted An excessive level of funding. [ > Royal Mint ] Rich.
Quid A single or multiple of Pound (£) so £15 is fifteen quid, not quids.
Or... A million quid = minted		 None, that I know of, that don't pluralise without alteration.
Scouse A stew with very little meat and a lot of potatoes, and a universal adjective describing all things Liverpudlian none
Shite The poetic form of 'shit'. Allows rhyming with might, night and sight. Too many to fit in this little box.
Snotwork A network that snot working. Fasthosts.co.uk: (see Shite)
Sound Particularly good. e.g. "Sound as a Pound lying on the ground." Sweet, cool... etc.
Woolyback Particularly bad. It means you are not from the Liverpool side of the Mersey, despite your Scouse accent. Example : Birkenhead and Seacombe are where "The Ferry 'Cross The Mersey" actually ferry people to-and-from. Woolyback-ophiles may like these Quicktime panoramas of the Birkenhead riverside. Various derogatives

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