fixin' to
Getting ready to
Fixin' to means about to or preparing to do something.
The expression is characteristic of Southern American English: I'm fixin' to head out, She's fixin' to lose her temper.
It implies imminent action rather than distant plans.
Sometimes spelled *fixing to* or abbreviated *finna* in casual writing.
- about toPoised to act
- gonnaCasual "will" contraction
- preparingMaking ready beforehand
- readySuitable for use now
- getting readyPreparation before an event
right quick · aiming · planning · intending · might could · Southern · drawl · y'all · reckon · yes ma'am · bless your heart · porch · sweet tea · sweat · humid · dialect · folksy · colloquial
- Americanismsaluminum, apartment, howdy, candy, reckon
- regionalismsyouse, ain't, aint, bless your heart, howdy
- accentsBritish accent, Australian accent, New England accent, New York accent, Boston accent
- folk sayingsproverb, adage, maxim, folk saying, old saying
- slangslang, jargon, lingo, argot, cant
fixin' tofinished
Brought to an end
finished with · completed · wrapped up · used to · ages ago
fixin' toin the middle of
Located centrally within
at it · done · working on · finished · in the midst of
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