Wannabe

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

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