Define Finna Try Meaning

Abbreviation of "Fixing to try". Often heard by people who watched a Ray William Johnson episode, or have actually listened to the song featured in it.

White translation: Who are you trying to mess with?

"Finna" directly means "fixing," a common southern-slang word that is used in the place of "going to do" or "attempting" and "try" is used in the place of "challenging." Combined, finna try means "fixing to do" which is then used to say, "who are you fixing to mess with" or "who are you trying to challenge."

It is a horribly structured phrase that is used when someone is acting extra tough or sassy and is challenging the one they are speaking to. It contains words that are not even real in the english language and should only be used if you are feeling in an extremely ghetto and uneducated mood

A term used by uneducated black people to express interest in what someone is going to do.

An ebonics expression used to express the more commonly known American-English expression; what are you planning to do. Literally meaning who are you fixing to try. In "what are you planning to do" the "what" can be replaced with who, the "planning" can be replaced with fixing, and the "do" can be replaced with try.