a cult following that emulates their leader but fails miserably
Eminem fans have a serious case of wannabeism.
by Emunation May 24, 2004
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Hannah:"Got any good bands i havent heard of?"
Me:Fuck off wannabe.
by Iron eddie April 29, 2005
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1.Someone who wishes they are someone that they're not.

2. A poser. Usually someone who refers to themselves as goth, scene, or emo.
Yes I am a wannabe.

I wish I was Hermione Granger...
by gryffindorpride July 27, 2011
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A person or a group of people who see a trend or fashion and try to become involved, only for the benifits of that particular fashion, but will move onto some thing else when the disadvantages out weigh the advantages:
wannabe : WOW, hes soo hot, im gona totaly go emo so i can pull him...
wannabe's friend: so how did it work out?
wannabe: Naw i don't like him no more, plus i didn't like the music and i got called for it, but you seen HIM, god hes soo chav, im goin chav....
by HumanCabbage June 25, 2006
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suffering from being a wannabe
hes such a loser! hes got a bad case of wannabeitis.
by hate_me_pleez April 9, 2007
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someone who tries to be popular by wearing abercrombie, being a poser, & trying to act cool. no matter how hard they try, they'll also be a shitty poser.
jessica the alpha: heyy brittany!! did u see isadora's juicy dress? she is such a wannabe!! she actually thinks she can be accepted into our group!! UGH!!

brittany: i did see her!! i hate her!! UGH!!
by hollisterchick1994 April 6, 2009
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As used in modern urban conversation, the term refers to a white person who tries to emulate black people in order to appear hip or ghetto.

See also: wigger
Any 15-year old teenage white male who wears his pants down around his knees, wears a sports jersey and gold jewelry, and insists on blaring rap music at all hours of the day and night is a wannabe.

Also, any white person attempting to say something like fo' shizzle my nizzle.
by John Blair April 20, 2004
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