A fork of Rural Dictionary
An extremely versatile word used by the lazy man to express one of the following: "trying to", "trying the", or "trying a". According to legend, this word has been used in countless text messages, resulting in exorbitant anger felt by significant others.
<in bed> Boyfriend (we'll just call him Peter): Sorry, babe, I was tryna last longer but couldn't handle the pressure. Girlfriend (we'll just call her Julia): *sigh* It's fine, Peter. Maybe next month. <the next day - texting> Peter: Sorry again about last night. :sadpuppyemoji: I was really tryna please you, but I guess my best wasn't good nuff. Julia: I said IT'S FINE. Also, it's spelled "TRYING TO" - not "TRYNA"! Stop being so damn lazy! Peter: Hey babe, I'm tryna best I can! I was even thinkin bout tryna kale salad next week, so we could have something in common! Julia: Well I've been 'tryna' get you out of my house for over a year now, and that hasn't worked. I'm not getting my hopes up. <later that night - coming home to Peter drinking a beer and coffee at the same time, while using Julia's movies and books as coasters> Julia: Aw, fuck it. *shoots Peter* Peter (in his dying words): I'm... still... gonna... be... tryna... haunt... you... at... the......... grocery store.
Making a half-assed effort; usually, an attempt not to do something while pretending that you’re trying to do it
Girlfriend: Pull out or I might get pregnant. Boyfriend: I’m tryna, baby, but it’s just too good.
Trying to. Spoken out loud often, but only ever written down by the extremely lazy or the extremely eager to be percieved as ghetto.
Leave me alone! I'm tryna do my homework!