wannabe

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Written form of a reduction of "want to be"

[edit] Verb

wannabe

  1. (colloquial) want to be
    I wannabe famous when I grow up!

[edit] Noun

Singular
wannabe

Plural
wannabes

wannabe (plural wannabes)

  1. someone who wishes to be or do something, but lacks the qualifications or talent; an overeager amateur
    That wannabe thought he was very clever to get past level 1.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adjective

wannabe (comparative more wannabe, superlative most wannabe)

Positive
wannabe

Comparative
more wannabe

Superlative
most wannabe

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

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