What is the history and geographic area of the word finna? In St Louis, I learned of the word, " finna " I know it is slang contraction for "fixing to " By asking dozens of people, I've learned that it is used by people of many different races and cultural backgrounds I've also learned that many who use this word have been using it all their lives (for some, that means at least 50 years) What I want to know is: When did " finna " first start being
Whats up with the term finna? : r OutOfTheLoop - Reddit It became popular when this video went viral People who weren't familiar with the term, who never heard the song the woman in the video is listening to, saw this viral video, and "finna" became known amongst the mainstream community
american english - How to use the word finna correctly? - English . . . This is colloquial 'Finna' means 'fixing to', its usage is similar to 'going to' or 'gonna', perhaps closer to 'getting ready to' If you're trying to use this slang in an otherwise properly constructed sentence then you would say, "I'm finna (fixing to) go to the store", but usage of this slang might go hand in hand with eschewing conventional sentence structure in which case do whatever the
‘Finna’ is the most annoying grammatical construction of . . . - Reddit In day to day conversations we say; gonna, wanna, finna, coulda, shudda, and then we have our slang terms such as; y'all, caint, ain't, thang, yonder, far (this means fire but we pronounce it far), and many more Another cool thing about the South, specifically Kentucky, is we use old English and old English sayings We use words like "nairy" a
What phrase is the slang word finna a reduction of? What phrase is the slang word "finna" a reduction of? I'm not entirely sure if this is the right sub to ask this question, but it seems right I'm curious if the aave slang word finna as in "I'm finna go to the store" is a reduction of the phrase fitting to or fixing to
What is the difference between finna and gonna - Reddit Like the others have said, “finna = fixing to” and “gonna = going to ” The phrases mean mostly the same thing, but the two can have ever so slightly different connotations if you stretch it You could argue that “finna fixing to” is a bit more planned, and “gonna going to” is a bit more spontaneous, but they’re really synonyms
Is the word finna racist? : r NoStupidQuestions - Reddit The word itself isn't racist If it's naturally a part of your speech community (which can be the case even if you're white), you can continue to authentically use it It's more of an issue when someone is purposefully using it in order to "sound black" (sound "cool", sound "street") in an inauthentic manner, and this is made worse if someone at the same time stigmatizes other aspects of
What does finna mean? : r AskAnAmerican - Reddit What does 'finna' mean? I see hear ye saying this a lot I mostly see it being used like 'gonna', but what does it actually mean? Archived post New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast