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Etymology
Written form of a reduction of trying to. The pronunciation of present participles with the sound /n/ rather than /ŋ/ has a long history (see g-dropping on Wikipedia).
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tryna
- (slang) trying to, intending to
1993, “U.N.I.T.Y.”, in Black Reign, performed by Queen Latifah: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
2001, Adam F featuring MOP (lyrics and music), “Stand Clear”:You get caught in the middle, tryna dribble on my court
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 (lyrics and music), “Vossi Bop”:Catch me up in snowin, in my sliders and my shorts
Chicks tryna get my brotha Flips to share his thoughts
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?
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