Dictionary

grammar Nazi en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡɹæmɚ ˈnɑːtsi/ (General-American)
• /ˈɡɹæmə(ɹ)ˈnɑːtsi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈɡɹæmɚ ˈnætsi/ (General-American)
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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”).

Meanings

1. (derogatory, humorous, idiomatic, qualifier:potentially offensive; see usage note at Nazi; potentially offensive; see usage note at Nazi, slang) 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.

Forms

Deriveds

grammar Nazism

Hypernyms

person · grammarian

Synonyms

comma queen · grammando · grammar cop · grammar police

Translations (24)

vi cảnh sát chính tả (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · fi kielipoliisi (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · et tähenärija (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · cy heddlu iaith (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · cmn 語法警察 /语法警察 (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · tr imla polisi (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · tr dil polisi (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · fr ayatollah de la grammaire (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · ca talibà ortogràfic (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · fi kielioppinatsi (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · de Sprachpolizei (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · sv språkfascist (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · pt professor pasquale (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · es talibán ortográfico (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · ru граммар-на́ци (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · fi pilkunnussija (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · pl gramatyczny nazista (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · sv språkpolis (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · cmn 語法納粹 /语法纳粹 (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · id polisi bahasa (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · fr grammar nazi (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · nl taalnazi (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · fr ayatollah de l'orthographe (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others) · hu nyelvtannáci (a person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others)