imma
A casual contraction of "I’m going to" or "I am going to," rooted in African American English and now common across texting, social media, and song lyrics.
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A casual contraction of "I’m going to" or "I am going to," rooted in African American English and now common across texting, social media, and song lyrics. Used to announce an intention or near-future action in a relaxed, conversational tone. Often paired with a verb directly, as in "imma head out" or "imma pull up." Considered informal and best avoided in formal writing, but extremely common in everyday online speech and pop music.
Imma head out, this party’s dead.
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