Chat bare foolishness
Also spelled: chat bere foolishness, chat baare foolishniss
Meaning
To talk pure nonsense or rubbish; to say things that are stupid, baseless, or not worth listening to. Stronger and more dismissive than the English 'talk nonsense' because 'bare' signals that the person speaks nothing but foolishness, with no sense mixed in.
Examples
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“Mi cyaan tek him, him a chat bare foolishness all day.”
I can't stand him, he talks pure nonsense all day.
'A' is the continuous marker here, equivalent to '-ing'.
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“Stop chat bare foolishness an tell mi di truth.”
Stop talking rubbish and tell me the truth.
Used as a command to cut someone off.
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“Weh yuh a chat bare foolishness fah? Nobody nah listen.”
Why are you talking such nonsense? Nobody's listening.
'Fah' (for) at the end forms a 'why' question.
Origin
From English 'chat' (to talk), 'bare' meaning 'only/nothing but' (a common Patois intensifier likely from English 'bare' as in unadorned), and 'foolishness'.
How it's used
Everyday dismissive phrase heard across all age groups. Confrontational when aimed directly at someone, so avoid it with elders or in formal settings. 'Bare' here does not mean naked; it means exclusively.