Meaning
To pester, nag, or crowd someone persistently — 'stop hag mi' means stop bothering and nagging me. It can also mean to crowd or hog space and things, as in 'dem a hag up di whole place', taking up more than one's share. (Note that 'hag' is also simply a Patois pronunciation of 'hog', the pig.) In its nagging sense the word names the wearing, relentless bother of someone forever at you, pressing, pestering, and giving no peace, a familiar grievance of crowded, close-quartered life.
Examples
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Stop hag mi bout di money.
Stop nagging me about the money.
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Di pickney dem a hag mi fi sweetie.
The children are pestering me for sweets.
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Dem hag up di whole bench.
They hogged the whole bench.
Origin
To pester/nag (related to 'hag'/'harass'); also a Patois pronunciation of 'hog' (pig).
How it’s used
To pester/nag/crowd; 'hag' also = 'hog' (pig). Compare 'tantalize', 'tek set'.