Bagga

determiner BAG-a ˈbaɡa

Also spelled bagga, bag a, bag-a

A lot of, plenty of, many — set before a noun to mean a large amount or number. 'Bagga money' is lots of money, 'bagga people' a big crowd, 'bagga mouth' a great deal of empty talk. Worn down from 'a bag of', the word turns the image of a full bag into a plain, everyday quantifier for abundance, and it often carries a faint edge of scorn — 'bagga chat', 'bagga noise' — for a lot of something not worth much.

  • Him have bagga money.

    He has plenty of money.

  • Bagga people did deh a di dance.

    Lots of people were at the party.

  • She a chat bagga foolishness.

    She's talking a whole lot of nonsense.

A contraction of 'a bag of', where a bagful stands in for a large, generous quantity.

Informal and expressive. Appears in the insult 'bagga-mout' (a loudmouth — literally a bag of mouth).