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title: "bout to · GenZ Decoded"
description: "bout to: Informal shorthand for about to. Example: \"I’m bout to head out.\" Meaning, Millennial usage, and related slang."
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# bout to

Millennial[#speech](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/speech/)

**Meaning.** Informal shorthand for about to.

See it in a sentence

I’m bout to head out.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [bouta](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bouta/),[boutta](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/boutta/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial · this one

    bout to

- Gen X

    [fixing to](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fixing-to/)

- Boomer

    [fixin’ to](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fixin-to/)

- Plain English

    informal shorthand for about to

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## Related slang

- [yahurrd](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/yahurrd/): A run-together of you heard; asks whether someone understands or is aware.
- [yurrr](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/yurrr/): An affirmative greeting or a call to get someone's attention.
- [bouta](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bouta/): Shorthand for about to; signals you are on the verge of doing something.
- [dead dogs](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dead-dogs/): Completely serious; a way of insisting you are telling the truth. Same as deadass.

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