wannabe

Meaning

Noun

• Someone who wishes to be or do something, but lacks the qualifications or talent; an overeager amateur; an aspirant.
• Someone who wishes to be part of, or to assimilate to, a majority group of which they are not a member.

Related

Similar words

• tryhard

Origin

• Written form of a reduction of want to be. Wannabe can be considered a conversion, category change, or functional shift.