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Madonnabe

noun

Etymology

Blend of Madonna + wannabe.

  1. derived from *h₁ésti✻
  2. inherited from wesan
  3. derived from *h₂wes-✻
  4. inherited from *wesaną✻
  5. inherited from *wesan✻
  6. inherited from ġebēon
  7. inherited from been — “to be”
  8. inherited from *bʰuHyéti✻
  9. inherited from *beuną✻
  10. inherited from bēon
  11. inherited from been
  12. compounded as wannabe — “wanna + be”
  13. compounded as madonnabe — “Madonna + wannabe”

Definitions

  1. A person (usually female) who dresses or acts like American singer-songwriter and actress…

    A person (usually female) who dresses or acts like American singer-songwriter and actress Madonna (Madonna Louise Ciccone; born 1958).

    • After Pat Benatar made room on MTV for the far-more-calculated Madonna and her younger Madonnabes, the rest of the freaks and geeks vanished too, and so did I in a way.
    • Two retro Madonnabes in black bras and lace panty girdles walked by, snapping their gum and playing with their costume-jewelry necklaces.
    • No one would accuse the “Madonnabes” – the women who copied the pop star – of being demure.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA