noun
- people who want to be like someone else or belong to a particular group but are not accepted or successful
Usage: informal; often derogatory
Examples
- The club was full of wannabes trying to dress like celebrities.
- She dismissed them as just wannabes who would never make it in Hollywood.
- The wannabes hung around the studio hoping to meet famous actors.
- Many wannabes auditioned for the reality show.
- He called the other musicians wannabes because they copied popular songs.
- The wannabes at the gym tried to lift weights like the professionals.