Dictionary entry

Wannabe

Pronunciation: /ˈwɒnəbi/

Pronunciation

/ˈwɒnəbi/

Myanmar Meaning

၎င်းအားကျသူနှင့် တူအောင်၊ သာအောင် ကြိုးပမ်းရန် စိတ်ထက်သန်သူ။ အခြားသူတစ်ဦးနှင့် တူလိုသူ။

Definition

wannabe /'wɒnǝbi/ n ( sl derog esp US ) ပံုဖမ္းသူ။ ဂိုက္ဖမ္းသူ။ ဟန္တုသူ ။ pop star wannabes.

Examples

  1. ‘However unhappy the voters are with Labour
  2. they are unlikely to replace it with Labour wannabes.’
  3. ‘Musical wannabes turned out in force to listen to fledgling bands
  4. play instruments and enrol for lessons.’
  5. ‘Who exactly is interested in another wannabee? Stop giving her press if you want her to be ignored.’
  6. ‘It struck her suddenly: the world as one choppy sidewalk of wannabes - everyone with something to hail a chance for.’
  7. ‘These two requirements alone mean that many hopeful wannabes will not even get to first base.’
  8. ‘Quite simply
  9. everyone in the entertainment industry is here
  10. from the stars to the wannabes.’
  11. ‘He was just a young wannabee in the club's Academy during this heady period and by the time he broke through
  12. the good times were a fast-fading memory.’
  13. ‘Each of the presidential wannabes is carving out their own signature issue.’
  14. ‘For every Sinatra
  15. there were legions of wannabes
  16. never-weres and almost-weres.’
  17. ‘Get creative with other people's dos by taking one of the two major avenues for hairdresser wannabes in Montreal.’
  18. ‘The 10 presidential wannabes will take on one another today at a debate in New York.’
  19. ‘More than 15
  20. 000 wannabes have been waiting in line through the night for their chance at stardom.’
  21. ‘It is a lighthearted account by an unlikely bunch of wannabes and has beens.’
  22. ‘I don't remember how I met Tony but
  23. at 50-odd
  24. he became the stalwart among a rabble of wannabes.’
  25. ‘Yes
  26. snow could be the new sand for skiers and skiing wannabes in this United Arab Emirates sheikhdom.’
  27. ‘But the wannabe stars had plenty of help with a whole host of superstars taking to The X Factor stage.’
  28. ‘He fulfilled a dream chased by many wannabee parents
  29. taking the opportunity to drive his wife and child home from hospital.’
  30. ‘Ever since he has become a wannabee politician
  31. he has been in decline.’
  32. ‘He advised wannabe singers to get as much work experience and practice as possible rather than paying for a pointless degree.’
  33. ‘The narrative is uneven
  34. the pacing - not exactly enlivening
  35. the costuming - very wannabe - and the music - thoroughly off-putting’