Wannabe
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A wannabe (slang for "want to be") is a person with an ambition to be someone or something that she/he is not. The term is pejorative and intends to convey the foolish nature of the desire due to the incompetence of the "wannabe" to accomplish the goal.
Wannabe may refer to:
- "Wannabe" (song), a 1996 song by the Spice Girls
- Wannabe (film), a 2005 comedy film starring Craig Young, directed by Richard Keith
- Wannabe (short film), a 2005 short film about the murder of an Andy Warhol starlet, written and directed by Frances Bathory
- Wannabe (TV series), a British television reality series presented by Toby Anstis and Chanelle Hayes
- "Wannabe" (CSI: Miami), the 18th episode of the 2003/04 season
- "Wannabe" (D:TNG episode), a 2002 episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation
- "Wanna Be", a 2007 song by Dizzee Rascal
- Wannabe: A Hollywood Experiment, from Jamie Kennedy
- Madonna wannabe, a 1980s fad among fans of the singer Madonna
[edit] See also
- Celebrity impersonator
- Poseur, a pejorative term
- Manqué, a term used in reference to a person who has failed to live up to a specific expectation or ambition
- Imitation
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