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Troublemaker Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
I’ma
could you explain me what "I’ma" means? ive found it in Eminem's song Mockingbird that goes:
"...Daddy’s gonna buy you a mocking bird
I’ma give you the world
I’ma buy a diamond ring for you
I’ma sing for you, I’ll do anything for you to see you smile
And if the mockingbird don’t sing and the ring don’t shine
I’ma break that birdy’s neck
I’ll go back to the Jeweler..."
ive also found it in some other rap songs so maybe its some kind of slang?
"...Daddy’s gonna buy you a mocking bird
I’ma give you the world
I’ma buy a diamond ring for you
I’ma sing for you, I’ll do anything for you to see you smile
And if the mockingbird don’t sing and the ring don’t shine
I’ma break that birdy’s neck
I’ll go back to the Jeweler..."
ive also found it in some other rap songs so maybe its some kind of slang?
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Welcome to the Forums, Troublemaker, The only thing that I can think of is "I'm going to".
- Welcome to the Forums, Troublemaker, The only thing that I can think of is "I'm going to".
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Welcome to the Forums, Troublemaker,
The only thing that I can think of is "I'm going to".
The only thing that I can think of is "I'm going to".
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I agree, LL, it seems to mean "I'm going to," and it's definitely slang.
The song refers to an old lullaby:
Hush, little baby, don't say a word,
Mama's going to buy you a mockingbird.
And if that mockingbird don't sing,
Mama's going to buy you a diamond ring.
And if that diamond ring turns brass,
Mama's going to buy you a looking glass.
And if that looki
The song refers to an old lullaby:
Hush, little baby, don't say a word,
Mama's going to buy you a mockingbird.
And if that mockingbird don't sing,
Mama's going to buy you a diamond ring.
And if that diamond ring turns brass,
Mama's going to buy you a looking glass.
And if that looki
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Could it be an ellipsis:
"I'm a (person who will) give you etc, etc."
MrP
"I'm a (person who will) give you etc, etc."
MrP
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LanguageLoverWelcome to the Forums, Troublemaker,
The only thing that I can think of is "I'm going to".
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Troublemakercould you explain me what "I’ma" means?
It's short for "I'm going to" meaning "I will soon do _____".
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- i'ma means I'm going to...... or I'm about to....., This is the contraction of going to........
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Yes, you're right -- and so was the person who answered this question five years and 97 days ago.
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