Scouserati

English

Etymology

From a blend of Scouser (“person from Liverpool”) +‎ literati (“well-educated people, intellectuals”).

Usage is noted in 2007,[1] then gained acceptance by a supplement to the Liverpool Echo newspaper on 1 January 2008,[2] 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".

Noun

Scouserati pl (plural only)

  1. (UK, colloquial, neologism) Notable or influential people whose place of birth or residence is in the city of Liverpool or its surrounding region.

References
  1. Elves, tattoos and quiet nights... the world of Liverpool's record signing, Liverpool Echo.co.uk
  2. The Scouserati: the 366 most influential Scousers on the planet, Liverpool Echo.co.uk

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