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Stereotype: Wanna -be. Minh Nguyen Reading 4B. Definition. Wanna-be is: The shortcut/slang term of the phrase: “Want to be” Poser, follower, a charlatan of sorts. One who copies or imitates all or most of the aspects dealing with their idol.
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Stereotype: Wanna-be Minh Nguyen Reading 4B
Definition • Wanna-be is: • The shortcut/slang term of the phrase: “Want to be” • Poser, follower, a charlatan of sorts. One who copies or imitates all or most of the aspects dealing with their idol. • Someone trying too hard to fit in with a specific crowd of peepz, in other word, a faker.
Example Emo’s conversation: 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!
Main features Society often considers “Wanna-be” as a bad trend.
Work cited Wannabe. Wikipedia. Website. 14 November 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wannabe> Wannabe. Urban Dictionary. Website. 14 November 2012. <http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term =wannabe>