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wannabe
wan·na·be also wan·na·bee W0025450 (wŏn′ə-bē′, wôn′-)Informal n.1. One who aspires to a role or position.2. One who imitates the behavior, customs, or dress of an admired person or group.3. A product designed to imitate the qualities or characteristics of something.adj. Wishing or aspiring to be; would-be.
[Alteration of want to be.]wannabe (ˈwɒnəˌbiː) or wannabeeninformal a. a person who desires to be, or be like, someone or something else: a group of Marilyn Monroe wannabes. b. (as modifier): a wannabe film star. [C20: phonetic shortening of want to be]wan•na•be or wan•na•bee (ˈwɒn əˌbi, ˈwɔ nə-)
n., pl. -bes or -bees. Informal. 1. one who aspires, often vainly, to emulate another's success or attain eminence in some area. 2. a product, company, etc., that copies another in order to achieve similar success. [1980–85; derivative of (I) wanna be...] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  wannabe - an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"aspirant, aspirer, hopeful, wannabeeapplicant, applier - a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission |
Translationswannabe
wannabe and wanna be (ˈwɑnə bi) n. someone who wants to be something or someone. (Associated with Madonna, the singer.) All these teenyboppers are wannabes, and that’s why we can sell this stuff to them at any price. EncyclopediaSeewannabeewannabe
Synonyms for wannabenoun an ambitious and aspiring young personSynonyms- aspirant
- aspirer
- hopeful
- wannabee
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