what's the meaning of the word "wannabe"?

Question

what's the meaning of the word "wannabe"?

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Answer 1

want to be!

Answer 2

A wannabe (sometimes spelled wannabee) is a person who likes to imitate, or even wishes to be, another. The term, a contraction of "want to be," entered the popular consciousness in the mid-1980s.

The term was first used in a July 6, 1981 Newsweek article on surfing that described novice surfers crowding the beaches as wannabees (as in, ‘I wanna be a surfer’).[1] The term was popularized by writer John Skow in a spring 1985 Time magazine on the pop star Madonna.[2] Skow used the construction "Wanna Be's" to describe the avid fans who sought to dress, talk and act like their idol. Other early uses of the term referred to "wannabe" gang members and "wannabe" bikers.[3]

In subsequent years, the contracted form of Skow's phrase -- "wannabe" -- came into wide use and took on something of a pejorative connotation. The term is associated often with ambitious and excessive zeal.

The term 'wannabe' is sometimes used derogatively to describe young fans of rock and alternative music, mainly by current or experienced fans of similar music.

Answer 3

a "wannabe" is someone who feels the need to act as someone else would and copy the person whom they want to be's every move and personality traits. Many so called wannabes feel that they cannot belong when they act as themselves and feel more comfortable putting on a show as someone else

Answer 4

"wannabe" is corruption of "wants to be", in the same vein as "wanna" is a corruption of "wants to" A one-word translation might be "pretender" although the person or thing may not be pretending to be what they are not, strictly speaking. It may be that they are trying to be whatever is being referred to but they simply lack the required skills (in the case of a person) or the defining characteristics (in the case of an object).

Answer 5

It's not a proper english pronounced word but if you break it down you get 'want to be' that can mean anything it just means that you want something

Answer 6

NOUN:

One who aspires to a role or position.
One who imitates the behavior, customs, or dress of an admired person or group.
A product designed to imitate the qualities or characteristics of something.
ADJECTIVE:

Wishing or aspiring to be; would-be...

Answer 7

The word wannabee is used because a wannabee is someone who wants to be someone else.

Answer 8

Some one who wants to be some thing else but doesn't quite make it

Answer 9

Somebody who wants(wanna) to be(be)someone.

Answer 10

Its slang to denote someone who's aspiring to be someone/something that he's not...but might be out of his reach

Answer 11

someone who wants to be somebody else. sometimes a trying-hard person