imma
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 4
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Definition of imma
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
contraction
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(US, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction)Contraction of I'm + gonna.
“so Imma say 6 or 7, cool”
“Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you, Imma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!”
“I told you we should have gone with the mermaid costume. I'mma put this on -- 'cause I'm going to the race cause I feel better.”
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contraction
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(US, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction)Contraction of I'm + gonna.
“so Imma say 6 or 7, cool”
“Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you, Imma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!”
“I told you we should have gone with the mermaid costume. I'mma put this on -- 'cause I'm going to the race cause I feel better.”
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(alt-of, contraction)Alternative letter-case form of Imma.
“"So I'm like, if you guys don't want to pay attention to me, then imma make you pay attention to me."”
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Etymology
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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