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Gonna

//ˈɡʌnə// verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    A modal used to express a future action that is being planned or prepared for in the present. auxiliary, colloquial

    "I'm gonna hafta find a new job soon."

Etymology

Contraction of going to. Attested since 1913 (OED, "gonna"). The pronunciation of present participles with the sound n rather than ng has a long history (see g-dropping on Wikipedia).

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