Gwine

Origin

Phonetic rendition of going, from Gullah.

Verb

1. (nonstandard) Present participle of go
• 1851-1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin, chapter 21:(Chloe) Well, I want spectin nothin; only Sam, he's a gwine to de river with some colts, and he said I could go long with him; so I jes put my things together.

Usage notes

Used almost exclusively in the African-American community, dated.