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wannabe
[ won-uh-bee, waw-nuh‑ ]
noun
- one who aspires, often vainly, to emulate another's success or attain eminence in some area.
wannabe
/ ˈɒəˌː /
noun
- informal.
- a person who desires to be, or be like, someone or something else
a group of Marilyn Monroe wannabes
- ( as modifier )
a wannabe film star
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wannabe1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wannabe1
Example Sentences
Despite the differences, the effrontery of a U.S. president mocking their relative weakness and implying that they’re all just a bunch of wannabe Americans brought them quickly together.
Bong’s shrewd portrait of a wannabe dictator is even more chilling when you consider that Kenneth’s violent narcissism is relevant regardless of whether or not Trump is in office.
The company of performers assembled to perform this hoary property consists of has-beens, wannabes, klutzes and martyred veterans.
Kaitlyn Dever — doing an astonishingly convincing Australian accent — stars as Belle, playing the wannabe guru as a lonely but conniving young woman who uses lies to evoke sympathy.
This, of course, cannot give the legitimacy to be unconstitutional and a wannabe dictator and yet he tries.
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