gonna, interjection

/ˈxɔna//ˈxɔnə/
Forms:
Also gonnas.
Origin:
Afrikaans, KhoikhoiShow more Afrikaans, origin obscure; perhaps from Khoikhoi, or adaptation of Afrikaans gotta a euphemistic substitute for God/xɔt/ God.
colloquial
An exclamation of surprise or consternation.
1970 K. Nicol Informant, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalGonnas! I didn’t expect to see you here!
1975 Dict. of Eng. Usage in Sn Afr. 76Gonna,..exclamation of surprise, the equiv. of ‘oh dear!’, ‘good gracious!’
1988 A. Sher Middlepost 238He will return, of that I have no doubt — oo gonna! — and when he does it will be with an army riding under the crown of England.
1989 Personality 11 Sept. 71Names that roll easily off the tongues of people who say gonnas instead of ‘I Say!’
1991 V. Warren Informant, Alberton, GautengOh gonna, I forgot to tell her about the meeting.
An exclamation of surprise or consternation.
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