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grammar-nazi

grammar-nazi is the alternative form of grammar Nazi.

Meaning of grammar Nazi

Noun

grammar Nazi (plural grammar Nazis)

  1. (derogatory, humorous, idiomatic, slang, potentially offensive, see usage note at Nazi) 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 of grammar-nazi

pluralgrammar-nazis

Questions about grammar-nazi

What is grammar-nazi the alternative form of?
Grammar-nazi is the alternative form of grammar Nazi.

Words near grammar-nazi in the dictionary

  1. grammar nazis
  2. grammar Nazism
  3. grammar police
  4. grammar school
  5. grammar schools
  6. grammar-nazi
  7. grammar-nazis
  8. grammar-oriented programming
  9. grammared
  10. grammarese
  11. grammarian

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