finna
finna Lexical Profile
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• verb
American To be going to or about to do something in the immediate future (used as an invariant auxiliary verb before a bare infinitive, representing a contraction of 'fixing to').
"Grab your coat because we are finna head out to the restaurant in five minutes."
Word Nuance & Usage
Used as an invariant auxiliary or quasi-modal verb followed directly by a bare infinitive (e.g., 'I'm finna leave' or 'She finna go'), often with the preceding form of 'be' omitted in African American Vernacular English and Southern American English.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Evolved in late 20th-century African American Vernacular English and Southern American English as a phonetic contraction of 'fixing to', where 'fix' carries the older regional sense of preparing or intending to do something.
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