fixin' to
Phrase
- Meaning
- About to do something; getting ready to.
- Type
- Phrase
- Also reported
- Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Deep South, Oklahoma, Appalachia
What does “fixin' to” mean
An informal near-future construction used in Southern American English, especially in the South Atlantic and Gulf states. It expresses that someone is about to, planning to, or preparing to do something: “I’m fixin’ to leave.” The related form “finna” has a broader and partly distinct history and distribution.
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