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wannabe

Anyone who makes an attempt to emulate another person/subculture/lifestyle; usually done to look cool, make friends, or to get attention. More often than not a wannabe is either insecure and wants to find their niche in society or they are just craving attention. These groups include "prep", "gangsta", "goth", "emo", "nerd", and "redneck" ("goth" and "emo" being the most popular). It all starts out when the wannabe sees a certain group as cool and then they try to adopt the style/attitude/musical taste of that group. This normally results in ridicule and the disgust of the people they try to be like.
Example 1:

For starters, whoever posted entry #10 here. I think I know who you are and the person you are talking about... thats not a very nice thing to say about one of your fellow bandmates, now is it?

Example 2:

Seth (emo): Hey... you know that Jacob kid, right?

Henry (another emo): Yeah what about him?

Seth: Well.. he kept staring at me all week last week and today at school he had the same shoes as yours and the same haircut I have.. and he keeps trying to talk to me about how cool Hawthorne Heights and MCR are.

Henry: Dude... thats f*cked up. What a wannabe!
by Ashleigh*yelhsa December 29, 2007
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Yuppie Wannabe

People that believes the myth of a yuppie life-style being both satisfying and viable. They tend to be highly in debt.
A :i gotta have that designer bag, yesterday i just saw a celeb using it!
B : c'mon girl, you don't need that bag, your credit is over limit already! *sigh* you're such a yuppie wannabe!
by dontyouhaveamindofyourown August 31, 2010
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hipster wannabe

A person who thinks they are hipster, but doesn't actually understand the true meaning of the word.

These people tend to wear colorful skinny jeans, Converse, Vans, T-shirts from Hot Topic and Delia's, wear Jac Vanek bracelets, straighten their hair, listen to punk goes pop bands such as NeverShoutNever, All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, Cute is What We Aim For, The Academy Is..., Cobra Starship, etc. and think that just because there are tons of bands within that same punk pop genre, certain bands are more obscure than others, and these obscure bands are "indie".

*They may also believe that they are so hipster because they hate Twilight, but they like Harry Potter.
"Yo, look at my 3D glasses with popped out lenses and my Stereo Skyline T-shirt and my Harry Potter posters! I'm such a hipster"
"No. You are just a hipster wannabe.''
by The Wave Girl March 13, 2011
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Wannabe Atheist

A person, usually the age of 13 who acts like he's atheist as an attempt to fit in with their friends or because they don't understand their own beliefs. They try to act like an aggressive atheist to make people think they really are which leads to lots of stereotyping about atheists. Some usually say they're atheist just as an excuse not to go to church on sundays.
Wannabe atheist: "I'm 13 and I converted to atheism because I think going to church for two hours every sunday is gay and worshiping a man with a white beard sitting on a cloud is pretty retarded"
Real atheist: "So you renounced your faith because you didn't like going to church? That's just foolish."
by Chdon August 8, 2009
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wannabe patriotism

Something everyone did after they heard that the planes hit the towers. People became patriotic for one day, then fell asleep again.
by Anonymous June 27, 2003
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You wanna fight about it?

You wanna fight about it? Question, phrase, expletive.

You say this when you feel like pretending you are an Italian mobster. This phrase must always be spoken with a stereotypical Italian accent.
Them: "Dude, you completely fucked up my science project when you poured beer on it!"

You: "You wanna fight about it?"
by DJ Gorilla December 6, 2006
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