bare = "a lot of"? (slang)

[Gavril]

I just heard that "bare" is used in some forms of UK slang to mean "a lot of": e.g., "Bare bikes on the streets today!" would mean you saw a great many bicycles on the streets that day. Is this accurate?

I would have guessed that bare bikes meant "nothing but bikes" -- in other words, the emphasis is on the lack of other kinds of vehicles, rather than the number of bikes specifically -- but I may be wrong.

Thanks for any info

 

[suzi br]

According to the urban dictionary it can mean a big amount. I have never noticed this use myself.

 

[ewie]

Never heard (of) it.

 

[suzi br]

I checked it out with my 16 year old nephews .. they say:

it's used commonly but not by me or Joe, it's a slang term.



Having said that, me and Joe sometimes use it in humour

 

[Gavril]

One other question: when people use "bare" in this meaning, do they normally say, "There were bare bikes on the street" or "There was bare bikes on the street"? (Or both?)

Thanks again.

 

[sdgraham]

Given that it's not standard English, anything is possible. (I've never heard it, either)

 

[bvphat]

Bare is a Britain Slang for "Very", "a lot of" (source 1).
But the word "Bare" in "Bare bikes on the streets today!" may not be slangy, It means a "Naked Bike Ride" (source 2)