See Möchtegern on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "From möchte gern (“would like to”).",
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{
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"tags": [
"genitive"
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},
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]
},
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"te",
"gern"
]
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],
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
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],
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}
],
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},
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{
"etymology_text": "From möchte gern (“would like to”).",
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"genitive"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"genitive"
]
},
{
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"word": "Möchtegern"
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