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ˈwɒn əˌbi, ˈwɔ nə-wannabe
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pretender
'wannaba' was a deragotory slang term used in u.s. youth culture during the 1970s and 80s to describe someone who pretends to be something he is not. also, poser.
Submitted by rinat on August 19, 2019pretender
'wannabe" was used as a deragotory slang term in u.s. youth culture during the 1970s and 80s to describe someone who pretends to be something he is not. also, poser.
Submitted by margiezme on August 15, 2019
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#17640 | hopeful | |
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Joe Biden is already The President. Ron DeSantis is wannabe, and wannabes throw stones at the people who have the job they want. What The White House is doing is attempting to do everything Ron DeSantis can with restraint to stop people from getting sick and dying.
He’s the most arrogant governor I’ve ever seen in my life. It is shocking, it really is. Enough is enough, he’s a barbaric, wannabe dictator.
This guy would make Mussolini proud, this is a wannabe dictator.
I've pulled up short of a federal mandate ... but I am really distressed by some of these comments of wannabe presidential candidates..., think of an analogy: What if I said 'It's my car, I don't want any brakes...and it just endangered my life? [But] you're endangering the lives of other drivers. That's what this is about.
Everyone's familiar with the political world map, it looks as if the entire planet's surface is carved up, every square centimeter accounted for -- which it is, in one sense. But what that map doesn't show you is the large number of wannabe nation states, which are also there, but seldom get a look in.
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