finna en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /ˈfɪn(n)ə/
Etymology
Reduction of fixing to.
Meanings
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(Southern-US, auxiliary, qualifier:African-American) A modal used to express a desire or future action.
I don't ask for much, but enough room to spread these wings / And the world finna know my name, now listen to me
2002, “The Seed (2.0)”, in Phrenology, performed by The Roots: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: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: