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Wannabe   /wˈɑnəbˌi/   Listen
Wannabe

noun
1.
An ambitious and aspiring young person.  Synonyms: aspirant, aspirer, hopeful, wannabee.  "Two executive hopefuls joined the firm" , "The audience was full of Madonna wannabes"





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... more plausibly, spelled 'wannabe') [from a term recently used to describe Madonna fans who dress, talk, and act like their idol; prob. originally from biker slang] A would-be {hacker}. The connotations of this term differ sharply depending on the age and exposure of the subject. Used of a person who ...
— The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0


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