noun
- a person who wants to be someone else or to be part of a particular group
Usage: informal
adjective
- wanting to be like someone else or to belong to a particular group
Usage: informal
Examples
- He’s just a wannabe rock star who plays in local bars.
- The wannabe actress moved to Hollywood to pursue her dreams.
- She dismissed him as a wannabe intellectual.
- The wannabe gangsters tried to imitate the movies they watched.
- Many wannabe influencers post constantly on social media.
- He had that wannabe cool attitude that fooled no one.