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title: "fixing to · GenZ Decoded"
description: "fixing to: About to do something. Example: \"I’m fixing to leave in a minute.\" Meaning, Gen X usage, and related slang."
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# fixing to

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

**Meaning.** About to do something.

See it in a sentence

I’m fixing to leave 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 · this one

    fixing to

- Boomer

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

- Plain English

    about to do something

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## Related slang

- [dead dogs](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dead-dogs/): Completely serious; a way of insisting you are telling the truth. Same as deadass.
- [fixin’ to](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fixin-to/): Southern-influenced shorthand meaning about to do something soon.
- [giving me](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/giving-me/): Phrase to say something reminds you of a particular vibe.
- [gotta blast](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/gotta-blast/): A quick, casual way to announce that you have to leave right now.

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