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grammar nazi

Syllables: gram·mar NaziUK/ˈɡɹæmə(ɹ)ˈnɑːtsi/US/ˈɡɹæmɚ ˈnɑːtsi/

grammar nazi is the alternative letter-case form of grammar Nazi.

Noun capitalized: grammar Nazi

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.

Synonyms of grammar nazi

Forms of grammar nazi

pluralgrammar nazis
pluralgrammar Nazis
alternative formgrammarnazi
alternative formgrammar nazi
alternative formgrammar-nazi

Origin of grammar nazi

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”).

Words formed from grammar nazi

Questions about grammar nazi

What does grammar nazi mean?
Grammar nazi means 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.
What is grammar nazi the alternative letter-case form of?
Grammar nazi is the alternative letter-case form of grammar Nazi.
What part of speech is grammar nazi?
Grammar nazi is a noun.
How do you pronounce grammar nazi?
Grammar nazi is pronounced /ˈɡɹæmə(ɹ)ˈnɑːtsi/ (UK).
What is the plural of grammar nazi?
The plural of grammar nazi is grammar nazis.

Words near grammar nazi in the dictionary

  1. grammar checker
  2. grammar checkers
  3. grammar cop
  4. grammar cops
  5. grammar induction
  6. grammar nazi
  7. grammar nazis
  8. grammar Nazism
  9. grammar police
  10. grammar school
  11. grammar schools

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Adapted from Wiktionary: grammar nazi (page history and authors); grammar Nazi (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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