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German
Etymology
From möchte gern (“would like to”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmœçtəˌɡɛʁn/
- Hyphenation: Möch‧te‧gern
Noun
Möchtegern m (strong, genitive Möchtegerns or Möchtegern, plural Möchtegerne)
- a wannabe
- Synonym: Gernegroß
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