I'mma
AmericanEtymology
Origin of I'mma
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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In a third post, he wrote: "I'mma look funny for a lil bit but that's it."
From BBC
“I went inside a room, and I did the cold thing you step in. I went into a sauna. They had a pool. I did hot rocks. I did a lot of stuff. It was all tied in, so I was like, ‘I’mma get my money’s worth.
From Los Angeles Times
West’s instantly and enduringly memeable words — “I’mma let you finish …” — still reverberate 15 years after he declared that Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” was deserving of the Moonman for female video.
From Los Angeles Times
“I truly don’t. I wish I had the words to say something that’s not gonna get blown up in the media and taken out of context, so “I’mma just — I truly, I just don’t know.”
From Los Angeles Times
“I’m just saying what it is. So, I need to focus on my health, and I need to get right, and I’m going to do that. I have a lot of other things that I would love to focus on. So, I’mma’ lock the door in the studio for a little bit.
From Los Angeles Times
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