A wannabe iron maiden fan wears iron maiden fan t-shirts and stuff like that.
You ask them something about iron maiden and they can't tell u anything.
They buy iron maiden cd's and they make u think that they are 'true' fans,but well they aren't.
Though i am not an iron maiden fan,i know a lot of people who are in my school who are wannabe iron maiden fans.
It's a VIRUS all around the world....
If u aren't a true iron maiden fan please stop trying...there are lots of things u can do.
But things like that gets on my nerves,i surely think it also gets on iron maiden fans' nerves.
Iron Maiden fan: have u heard 'a matter of life and death'.
Fake: .....oh...yes
Iron Maiden fan (to fake): what's the name of Iron Maiden's vocalist?
Fake: mmmmm....don't know but i think his name is keith richards...
Iron Maiden fan: you're wrong and stop being a loser,listen to other music,wannabe,he's name is Bruce Dickinson.
by muse1992 September 9, 2007
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a cult following that emulates their leader but fails miserably
Eminem fans have a serious case of wannabeism.
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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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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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