gunna

Casual future intent

Gunna is an informal spelling of "gonna," which is itself a casual rendering of "going to." The double spelling transformation emphasizes relaxed or regional pronunciation: I'm gunna head out soon.

Like gonna, it appears mainly in dialogue, texting, and informal writing to capture how people actually speak.

Australian

slang

Informal in-group vocabulary

matePartner or companion
arvoAfternoon, Down Under
reckonBelieve or estimate

heaps · bloke · sheila · strewth · bogan · yarning · fair dinkum · no worries · ripper · stoked

rapper

Atlanta

Georgia's capital city

trapDevice for catching animals
dripLiquid falling slowly
slimeThick wet gunk

features · Lil Baby · melody · hooks · platinum · charts · mumble rap · crooning · autotune · harmonies

Opposites

gunnagoing to

Expresses future intent

shall · will · proper grammar · Standard English · written English

temporal direction

gunnawas

Had being once

did · have been · used to · been · had

certainty/commitment

gunnawon't

Contraction showing refusal

shan't · will not

Phrases

water gunsPressurized liquid-shooting toys
machine gunsAutomatic rapid-fire firearms
toy gunsImitation firearms for play
big gunsInfluential, powerful people
prop gunsNon-functional firearm replicas
laser gunsWeapons emitting focused light

Family

guns, shotgun, handgun, gunning, gunner, gunned, machine gun, gunsmith, airgun

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Everyday, not technical · Rated G