tryna

Verb

1. a future modal indicating intent
   • Every time I hear a brother call a girl a bitch or a ho / Tryna make a sister feel low / You know all of that gots to go - 1993, “U.N.I.T.Y.”, in Black Reign, performed by Queen Latifah:
   • You get caught in the middle, tryna dribble on my court - 2001, Adam F featuring MOP, “Stand Clear”:
   • […] 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. - 2007 February 4, Kelefa...