"Scouserati" meaning in English

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Noun

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". Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Scouser|literati|nocap=1|t1=person from Liverpool|t2=well-educated people, intellectuals}} blend of Scouser (“person from Liverpool”) + literati (“well-educated people, intellectuals”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} 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. Tags: UK, colloquial, neologism, plural, plural-only

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