different between overeager vs wannabe

English

Etymology

over- +? eager

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i???(r)

Adjective

overeager (comparative more overeager, superlative most overeager)

1. Excessively eager, anxious, or excited.

   He got a bad haircut from an overeager fellow who had just begun his career as a barber.

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• wanna-be

Etymology

Written form of a reduction of want to be. Wannabe can be considered a conversion, category change, or functional shift.

Pronunciation

Noun

wannabe (plural wannabes)

1. (slang, derogatory, often attributive) Someone who wishes to be or do something, but lacks the qualifications or talent; an overeager amateur; an aspirant.

   Hollywood's restaurants are full of wannabe actors waiting to be discovered.

2. (slang, derogatory) Someone who wishes to be part of, or to assimilate to, a majority group of which they are not a member.

Synonyms

• tryhard

Coordinate terms

• bootlicker
• poseur
• suckup
• sellout

Derived terms

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See also

• would-be
• has-been
• -to-be