"a crocus bag a" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Determiner

IPA: /ˈa ˈkɹʌkʌs ˈbaɡ‿a/
Etymology: Literally, "a burlap bag of." Head templates: {{head|jam|determiner}} a crocus bag a, {{jam-det}} a crocus bag a
  1. a lot of, a whole lot of, a ton of (large amount) Related terms: a bag a, crocus bag
    Sense id: en-a_crocus_bag_a-jam-det-NrLg2ic2 Categories (other): Jamaican Creole determiners, Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"a burlap bag of.\"",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jam",
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      },
      "expansion": "a crocus bag a",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "a crocus bag a",
      "name": "jam-det"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "a‧cro‧cus‧bag‧a"
  ],
  "lang": "Jamaican Creole",
  "lang_code": "jam",
  "pos": "det",
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        {
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          "name": "Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He talked a whole lot of nonsense at the meeting.",
          "text": "Di man chat a crocus bag a fawt inna di meetin'.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "… the new wigs, dresses, outfits, and shoes were hot! Some of the women wore heels that made it seem as if they were cats walking on hot bricks; they were doing a whole lot of stuff.",
          "ref": "2016, Miss Kitty, “Now the real test begins!”, in The Jamaica Star",
          "text": "[...] the new wig dem, frock, suit and boot tun up well loud! Some a di woman dem a step high like puss pon hot brick and a gwaan wid a crocus bag a tings.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a lot of, a whole lot of, a ton of (large amount)"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "a lot of",
          "a lot of"
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        [
          "whole",
          "whole"
        ],
        [
          "lot",
          "lot"
        ],
        [
          "a ton of",
          "ton"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "a bag a"
        },
        {
          "word": "crocus bag"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa ˈkɹʌkʌs ˈbaɡ‿a/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "a crocus bag a"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"a burlap bag of.\"",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jam",
        "2": "determiner"
      },
      "expansion": "a crocus bag a",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "a crocus bag a",
      "name": "jam-det"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "a‧cro‧cus‧bag‧a"
  ],
  "lang": "Jamaican Creole",
  "lang_code": "jam",
  "pos": "det",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "a bag a"
    },
    {
      "word": "crocus bag"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "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": "He talked a whole lot of nonsense at the meeting.",
          "text": "Di man chat a crocus bag a fawt inna di meetin'.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "… the new wigs, dresses, outfits, and shoes were hot! Some of the women wore heels that made it seem as if they were cats walking on hot bricks; they were doing a whole lot of stuff.",
          "ref": "2016, Miss Kitty, “Now the real test begins!”, in The Jamaica Star",
          "text": "[...] the new wig dem, frock, suit and boot tun up well loud! Some a di woman dem a step high like puss pon hot brick and a gwaan wid a crocus bag a tings.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "a lot of, a whole lot of, a ton of (large amount)"
      ],
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        [
          "a lot of",
          "a lot of"
        ],
        [
          "whole",
          "whole"
        ],
        [
          "lot",
          "lot"
        ],
        [
          "a ton of",
          "ton"
        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa ˈkɹʌkʌs ˈbaɡ‿a/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "a crocus bag a"
}

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