wannabe

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (attributive, derogatory, informal, often) Someone who wishes to be someone or do something, but lacks the qualifications or talent; an overeager amateur; an aspirant.
2. (derogatory, informal) Someone who wishes to be part of, or to assimilate to, a majority group of which they are not a member.

Sinonieme

aspirant

aspirer

hopeful

pseudo

would-be

wannabee

fan

devotee

wanna-be

Vertalings

Möchtegern

crâneur

fan

fervent

supporteur

aspirante

Wilt zijn

wannabe

pretendente

jovem ambicioso

aspirante a

candidato

fanático

aspirante

pretendiente

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈwɒnəbi/

Etimologie (Engels)

Written form of a reduction of want to be, analysable as wanna + be. Wannabe can be considered a conversion, category change, or functional shift.
While occasionally appearing in print, usually as a less reduced phrase, the popularity of the word took off in the mid-1980s following the Madonna wannabe fashion trend: “wannabe”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer