grammar Nazi

See also: grammar nazi

English

Alternative forms

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

Noun

grammar Nazi (plural grammar Nazis)

(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, grammando

Derived terms

grammar Nazism

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
Polish: gramatyczny nazista m
Portuguese: professor pasquale m (Brazil)
Russian: граммар-на́ци (ru) m or f (grammar-náci)
Spanish: talibán ortográfico m
Swedish: språkpolis (sv) c, språkfascist (sv)
Turkish: imla polisi, dil polisi
Vietnamese: cảnh sát chính tả (vi)
Welsh: heddlu iaith m

References

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

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