Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index W wannabe: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: wan•na•be Pronunciation: (won'u-bē", wô'nu-), [key] — pl. -bes. one who aspires, often vainly, to emulate another's success or attain eminence in some area. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: wannabe (Thesaurus) wanna wannabee ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: centrifugal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language