tryna
English
Alternative forms
- trynna
- tryinna
- try'na
Etymology
Written form of a reduction of trying to. The pronunciation of present participles with the sound n rather than ng has a long history (see g-dropping on Wikipedia).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɹaɪ(ə)nə/
- Rhymes: -aɪnə
Contraction
tryna
- (slang) trying to, intending to
- 2019, Stormzy, Vossi Bop
- Catch me up in snowin, in my sliders and my shorts
Chicks tryna get my brotha Flips to share his thoughts
- Catch me up in snowin, in my sliders and my shorts
- 2019, Amanda Koci, Henry Walter, Charlie Puth, Maria Smith, Victor Thellm Gigi Grombacher, Roland Spreckle (lyrics and music), “So Am I”, performed by Ava Max:
- You're beautiful, but misunderstood
So why you tryna be just like the neighborhood?
- 2007 February 4, Kelefa Sanneh, “Friends, Feuds, Yelps, Sobs and a Swedish Nightingale”, in New York Times:
- […] Mr. Kelly’s verse outshines all the others (“I’m tryna keep it R&B/But these streets is a part of me,” he sings, ascending into falsetto); he gives the chorus a tuneful makeover too.
- 2019, Stormzy, Vossi Bop
See also
- gonna, wanna, gotta, oughta, Imma
Anagrams
- ATryn, Taryn, ranty, tyran