Möchtegern

German

Etymology

From möchte gern (“would like to”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmœçtəˌɡɛʁn/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Möch‧te‧gern

Noun

Möchtegern m (strong, genitive Möchtegerns or Möchtegern, plural Möchtegerne)

  1. a wannabe
    Synonym: Gernegroß

Further reading

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