grammar Nazi

See also: grammar nazi

English

Alternative forms

• grammarnazi
• grammar nazi

Etymology

1990, 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, humorous, see usage note at Nazi) A person who habitually corrects or criticizes the incorrect language usage of others.

Synonyms

• grammar cop
• grammar police

Translations

person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others

• Catalan: talibà ortogràfic
• Dutch: taalnazi (nl)
• Estonian: tähenärija
• Finnish: pilkunnussija (fi), kielipoliisi (fi), kielioppinatsi
• French: ayatollah de l'orthographe m, ayatollah de la grammaire m
• German: Sprachpolizei (de) f
• Hungarian: nyelvtannáci (hu)
• Indonesian: polisi bahasa
• Russian: граммар-на́ци (ru) m or f (grammar-náci)
• Spanish: talibán ortográfico m
• Swedish: språkpolis (sv) c, språkfascist (sv)
• Turkish: imla polisi, dil polisi
• Welsh: heddlu iaith m

References

• Where does grammar Nazi come from? (dictionary.com)