"finna" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈfɪn(n)ə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-finna.wav
Rhymes: -ɪnə Etymology: Reduction of fixing to. Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} finna, {{en-cont}} finna
  1. (African-American, Southern US) a modal used to express a desire or future action. Wikipedia link: reduction (linguistics) Tags: Southern-US, auxiliary Related terms: gonna, tryna
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          "text": "I'm finna go to the store.",
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          "ref": "1999, Mary Pattillo-McCoy, Black Picket Fences: Privilege and Peril Among the Black Middle Class, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Aw, dude, you finna get yo' ass whooped, mufucka.",
          "type": "quote"
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          "text": "I don't ask for much, but enough room to spread these wings / And the world finna know my name, now listen to me",
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          "text": "I'm finna go to the store.",
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        },
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          "type": "quote"
        },
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          "ref": "2002, “The Seed (2.0)”, in Phrenology, performed by The Roots:",
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          "ref": "2012, Cam Rascoe, Restless for Retribution: A Series of Short Stories, →ISBN, page 121:",
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  "word": "finna"
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