finna
verb/ˈfɪn(n)ə/
Etymology Reduction of fixing to.
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Southern US A modal used to express a desire or future action.
African-American
- I'm finna go to the store.
- Aw, dude, you finna get yo' ass whooped, mufucka.1999, Mary Pattillo-McCoy, Black Picket Fences: Privilege and Peril Among the Black Middle Class, →ISBN:
2 more examples
- I don't ask for much, but enough room to spread these wings / And the world finna know my name, now listen to me2002, “The Seed (2.0)”, in Phrenology, performed by The Roots:
- I ain't talkin' about what you did homie, I'm talkin' about what's finna happen.2012, Cam Rascoe, Restless for Retribution: A Series of Short Stories, →ISBN, page 121: