fixin' to
Phrase
- Meaning
- About to do something; getting ready to.
- Type
- Phrase
- Used in
- Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Deep South
What does “fixin' to” mean
A near-future construction used across the South. "I'm fixin' to leave" means "I'm about to leave." Sometimes shortened in writing as "finna," though "finna" comes through AAVE and reads as slangier.