grammar Nazi

See also: grammar nazi

English

Alternative forms

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/
Audio (AU) (file)
Hyphenation: gram‧mar Nazi

Noun

grammar Nazi (plural grammar Nazis)

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

Synonyms

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

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