Haiti· informal
cacater
Meaning
to talk nonsense
Elsewhere
dire des bêtises
Explanation
Standard French would say dire des bêtises, or dire n'importe quoi. Haiti has a blunter verb for it.
Example
Arrête de cacater, personne ne te croit.
Stop talking nonsense, nobody believes you.
Origin
From caca, with the verb suffix -er and an inserted euphonic -t-.
Source
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