grammar Nazi

grammar Nazi

See also: grammar nazi

English

Alternative forms

• grammarnazi
• grammar nazi

Etymology

grammar +‎ Nazi (“one who imposes one's views on others; one who is considered unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict”)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹæmə(ɹ) ˈnɑːtsi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹæmɚ ˈnɑːtsi/, /ˈɡɹæmɚ ˈnætsi/

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• Hyphenation: gram‧mar Nazi

Noun

grammar Nazi (plural grammar Nazis)

1. (slang, idiomatic, potentially offensive, see usage note at Nazi) A person who habitually corrects or criticizes the language usage of others.

Synonyms

• grammar cop
• grammar police

Translations

person who habitually corrects or criticizes the language usage of others

Catalan: talibà ortogràfic Dutch: taalnazi (nl) Finnish: pilkunnussija (fi), kielipoliisi French: ayatollah de l'orthographe m, ayatollah de la grammaire m German: Sprachpolizei (de) f

Hungarian: nyelvtannáci Indonesian: polisi bahasa Russian: граммар-на́ци (ru) m or f (grammar-náci) Spanish: talibán ortográfico m Swedish: språkpolis (sv) c