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English
Etymology
1990, grammar + Nazi (“one who imposes one's views on others; one who is considered unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict”)
Pronunciation
Noun
grammar Nazi (plural grammar Nazis)
- (slang, idiomatic, potentially offensive, humorous, see usage note at Nazi) A person who habitually criticizes the grammar and (often) usage in others' speech or writing, often in ways that are not even linguistically accurate anyway.
- Synonyms: grammar cop, grammar police, grammando
- Hypernyms: grammarian, < person
He had to explain that the grammar Nazi's tantrum was mistaken because interposing an adverb to fall between the components of a to-infinitive is usually not wrong in English grammar.
Derived terms
Translations
person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others
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