"pack a sad" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: packs a sad [present, singular, third-person], packing a sad [participle, present], packed a sad [participle, past], packed a sad [past]
Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pack a sad (third-person singular simple present packs a sad, present participle packing a sad, simple past and past participle packed a sad)
  1. (New Zealand, colloquial) To break down, to stop working. Tags: New-Zealand, colloquial
    Sense id: en-pack_a_sad-en-verb-wthVW3Yr Categories (other): New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. (New Zealand, colloquial) To be negative or depressed. Tags: New-Zealand, colloquial
    Sense id: en-pack_a_sad-en-verb-oVoqE1yE Categories (other): New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46

Inflected forms

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