"finna" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈfɪn(n)ə/
Rhymes: -ɪnə Etymology: Written form of a reduction of fixing to. Etymology templates: {{m|en|fixing to}} fixing to Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} finna, {{en-cont}} finna
  1. African-American Vernacular and Southern US form of fixing to: used to express a desire or future action. Wikipedia link: reduction (linguistics) Related terms: gonna, going to, finne

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