"grammar Nazi" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɹæmə(ɹ) ˈnɑːtsi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡɹæmɚ ˈnɑːtsi/ [General-American], /ˈɡɹæmɚ ˈnætsi/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-grammar Nazi.ogg [Australia] Forms: grammar Nazis [plural]
Etymology: 1990, grammar + Nazi (“one who imposes one's views on others; one who is considered unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict”) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|grammar|Nazi|t2=one who imposes one's views on others; one who is considered unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict}} grammar + Nazi (“one who imposes one's views on others; one who is considered unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} grammar Nazi (plural grammar Nazis)
  1. (slang, idiomatic, potentially offensive, humorous, see usage note at Nazi) A person who habitually corrects or criticizes the incorrect language usage of others. Tags: humorous, idiomatic, slang Categories (topical): Grammar, People Synonyms: grammar cop, grammar police, grammando, grammarnazi, grammar nazi, grammar-nazi Derived forms: grammar Nazism Translations (person who habitually corrects or criticizes the perceived incorrect language usage of others): talibà ortogràfic (Catalan), taalnazi (Dutch), tähenärija (Estonian), pilkunnussija (Finnish), kielipoliisi (Finnish), kielioppinatsi (Finnish), ayatollah de l’orthographe [masculine] (French), ayatollah de la grammaire [masculine] (French), Sprachpolizei [feminine] (German), nyelvtannáci (Hungarian), polisi bahasa (Indonesian), gramatyczny nazista [masculine] (Polish), professor pasquale [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), граммар-на́ци (grammar-náci) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), talibán ortográfico [masculine] (Spanish), språkpolis [common-gender] (Swedish), språkfascist (Swedish), imla polisi (Turkish), dil polisi (Turkish), cảnh sát chính tả (Vietnamese), heddlu iaith [masculine] (Welsh)

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