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grammar Nazi

noun
/ˈɡɹæmə(ɹ)ˈnɑːtsi/UK/ˈɡɹæmɚ ˈnɑːtsi/US

Etymology

First use appears c. 1991. From grammar + Nazi (“one who imposes one's views on others; one who is considered unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict”).

  1. borrowed from Nazi
  2. compounded as grammar nazi — “grammar + Nazi”

Definitions

  1. A person who habitually criticizes the grammar and (often) usage in others' speech or…

    A person who habitually criticizes the grammar and (often) usage in others' speech or writing, often in ways that are sometimes not even linguistically accurate.

    • 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.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of grammar Nazi.

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