finna

American  

[fin-uh] / ˈfɪn ə /

1. a phonetic spelling representing the African American Vernacular English variant of fixing to, a phrase commonly used in Southern U.S. dialects to mark the immediate future while indicating preparation or planning already in progress.

   Oh, no, she finna break his heart!

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Etymology

Origin of finna

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

I’m finna produce the next Lata Mangeshkar and the next Whitney Houston.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2022

Allen excels — like Clifton, like Robert Burns — as she shifts into and out of standard English: “this is either finna make sense / or we gone break.”

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2021

“This whole season coming, it’s finna be crazy. So if that was exciting to see, you’re in for a long run.”

From Seattle Times • May 2, 2021

His court filings show that a few days before the crime, Chrystul sent a Facebook message to a friend saying, “I’m finna get a bmw.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2019

“You ain’t finna come down here to North Hill, sit your stank city butts at our bar, and not have a Special.”

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds