a bag a

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Literally, "a bag of."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa ˈbaɡ‿a/
• Hyphenation: a‧bag‧a

Determiner

a bag a

1. a lot of; lots of; much; many (large amount)

   Mi see 'im wah day wid a bag a phone a sell outta Cross Road.

   I saw him selling a lot of cellphones in Cross Roads recently.

   • 2018, Shelley Sykes-Coley, Chat ’Bout!: An Anthology of Jamaican Conversations, →ISBN:

     “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 [...]”

     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 [...]

See also

• a crocus bag a