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Wannabe
Wannabe noun - A person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way.
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Near and wannabe are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Near" instead an adjective "Wannabe".
Nearby Word: wannabee
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On Smallville, when the immortal Curtis Knox attempts to dissect Chloe for the concentration of Kryptonite near her heart, she calls him a "Jack the Ripper wannabe".
Source: Useful Notes / Jack the Ripper -
Louis Greene, who appears to be a wannabe serial killer, mails the Ice Truck Killer's prosthetic hand to Dexter near the end of Season 6.
Source: Series / Dexter - Near the end of The Secret of Monkey Island, LeChuck is about to marry governor Elaine Marley when pirate-wannabe Guybrush Threepwood burst into church to stop the wedding.
Source: Bride and Switch
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