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title: "fixin’ to · GenZ Decoded"
description: "fixin’ to: Southern-influenced shorthand meaning about to do something soon. Example: \"I’m fixin’ to head out in a minute.\" Meaning and usage."
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# fixin’ to

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**Meaning.** Southern-influenced shorthand meaning about to do something soon.

See it in a sentence

I’m fixin’ to head out in a minute.

## 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

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

- Gen X

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

- Boomer · this one

    fixin’ to

- Plain English

    southern-influenced shorthand meaning about to do something soon

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## Related slang

- [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.
- [fixing to](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fixing-to/): About to do something.
- [giving me](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/giving-me/): Phrase to say something reminds you of a particular vibe.

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