Texas slang

fixin to

About to or preparing to do something.

Meaning and local context

In Texas, “fixin to” means About to or preparing to do something. A highly recognisable Texas and Southern expression.

Example in context

A local example is “We are fixin to leave.” In plain English, that means “We are about to leave.”

We are fixin to leave.

We are about to leave.

How to interpret it

The surrounding sentence is important when interpreting “fixin to”. Use the regional sense above when the situation matches the example instead of relying on the word or phrase in isolation.

Tone and caution

It expresses near-future intention, not repairing something. Because this is informal regional language, tone and situation should guide whether you use “fixin to” yourself or simply recognise it when someone else uses it.

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