Imma

发音

US /ˈaɪmə/
US /ˈaːmə/

别名

i'm'a i'ma ima I'm a I'm-a imma I'mma I'ma Ima Ima' I'm a' I'm'a

释义与例句

contr.
  1. 1.

    Contraction of I'm + gonna.

    美国 非正式

    so Imma say 6 or 7, cool

词源

Written form of a relaxed pronunciation of I'm gonna. Includes a reduction of /mn/ to /m/ (see reduction of /mb/ and /mn/ on Wikipedia). Common in and possibly originated in African-American Vernacular English, but is used more broadly today. According to m'Cheaux, it originated in Gullah, where "a-" replaces "-ing" and indicates immediate future tense.

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