"a bag a" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Determiner

IPA: /ˈa ˈbaɡ‿a/
Etymology: Literally, "a bag of." Head templates: {{head|jam|determiner}} a bag a, {{jam-det}} a bag a
  1. a lot of; lots of; much; many (large amount) Related terms: a crocus bag a
    Sense id: en-a_bag_a-jam-det-fv7Idwc2 Categories (other): Jamaican Creole determiners, Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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{
  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"a bag of.\"",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jam",
        "2": "determiner"
      },
      "expansion": "a bag a",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "a bag a",
      "name": "jam-det"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "a‧bag‧a"
  ],
  "lang": "Jamaican Creole",
  "lang_code": "jam",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Jamaican Creole determiners",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I saw him selling a lot of cellphones in Cross Roads recently.",
          "text": "Mi see 'im wah day wid a bag a phone a sell outta Cross Road.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I'm fat, fat, fat, fat, so much so that, it seems as if I'm taking lots of human growth hormone. I can … Parts of my body are starting to touch which didn't touch before. In addition, I have a lot of cellulite; my ankles are swollen and I have a lot of joint pain. It seems like …",
          "ref": "2018, Shelley Sykes-Coley, Chat ’Bout!: An Anthology of Jamaican Conversations",
          "text": "“Mi fat, mi fat, mi fat, mi fat so 'til, mi look like mi nyam a bag a chicken pill. Mi cyan [...] Tings start fi rub, dat neva used to rub before an' now 'pon top a dat, mi have cellulite galore; den mi have swollen ankles an' nuff joint pain, dat come een like a [...]”",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a lot of; lots of; much; many (large amount)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "a lot of",
          "a lot of"
        ],
        [
          "lots of",
          "lots of"
        ],
        [
          "much",
          "much"
        ],
        [
          "many",
          "many"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "a crocus bag a"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa ˈbaɡ‿a/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "a bag a"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"a bag of.\"",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jam",
        "2": "determiner"
      },
      "expansion": "a bag a",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "a bag a",
      "name": "jam-det"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "a‧bag‧a"
  ],
  "lang": "Jamaican Creole",
  "lang_code": "jam",
  "pos": "det",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "a crocus bag a"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Jamaican Creole determiners",
        "Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header",
        "Jamaican Creole lemmas",
        "Jamaican Creole multiword terms",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with quotations",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I saw him selling a lot of cellphones in Cross Roads recently.",
          "text": "Mi see 'im wah day wid a bag a phone a sell outta Cross Road.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I'm fat, fat, fat, fat, so much so that, it seems as if I'm taking lots of human growth hormone. I can … Parts of my body are starting to touch which didn't touch before. In addition, I have a lot of cellulite; my ankles are swollen and I have a lot of joint pain. It seems like …",
          "ref": "2018, Shelley Sykes-Coley, Chat ’Bout!: An Anthology of Jamaican Conversations",
          "text": "“Mi fat, mi fat, mi fat, mi fat so 'til, mi look like mi nyam a bag a chicken pill. Mi cyan [...] Tings start fi rub, dat neva used to rub before an' now 'pon top a dat, mi have cellulite galore; den mi have swollen ankles an' nuff joint pain, dat come een like a [...]”",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a lot of; lots of; much; many (large amount)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "a lot of",
          "a lot of"
        ],
        [
          "lots of",
          "lots of"
        ],
        [
          "much",
          "much"
        ],
        [
          "many",
          "many"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa ˈbaɡ‿a/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "a bag a"
}

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