wannabe

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English - English
someone who wishes to be or do something, but lacks the qualifications or talent; an overeager amateur; an aspirant

Hollywood's restaurants are full of wannabe actors waiting to be discovered.

A Wannabe is a person who imitates or emulates another. Pronounced - "Won-ah-bee". Comes from the words "Want to Be" and "Wanna Be"
{i} "want-to-be", person who imitates another person, one who dresses and acts like someone else
want to be
someone who wishes to be or do something, but lacks the qualifications or talent; an overeager amateur
disapproval If you call someone a wannabe, you are saying in an unkind way that they are trying very hard to be like another person or group of people. a feeble James Dean wannabe. someone who tries to look or behave like someone famous or like a particular type of successful person, because they want to be like them - usually used to show disapproval would-be (want to be)
an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"
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wannabee
an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"
wannabes
plural of wannabe
wannabe

    Turkish pronunciation

    wänıbi

    Pronunciation

    /ˈwänəˌbē/ /ˈwɑːnəˌbiː/

    Etymology

    () Written form of a reduction of "want to be" Wannabe is a noun formed from a complex verb combination of the phrase, "want to be". Wannabe can be considered a conversion, category change, or functional shift.
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