"grammarnazi" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: grammarnazis [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} grammarnazi (plural grammarnazis)
  1. (nonstandard) Rare form of grammar Nazi. Tags: form-of, nonstandard, rare Form of: grammar Nazi
    Sense id: en-grammarnazi-en-noun-0BR6x32y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1993 November 25, Michael Morse, “THE GAY PACKET III: FRAMING THE ISSUE OF HOMOSEXUALITY IN SOCIETY”, in bit.listserv.politics (Usenet)",
          "text": "See, I've got be careful here not to run afoul of the local grammarnazis; even though you have, not for the first time, explicitly spelled out an imaginary gay sex scenario, no one, least of all me, is authorized to connect this gesture to your own desire, since that's not precisely what you said in so many words.",
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          "ref": "2000 July 15, Joy Yourcenar, “Slow Down and Lend a Hand by Candice Lee”, in alt.arts.poetry.comments (Usenet)",
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          "ref": "2001 March 29, D Thompson, “BUSH was RIGHT, Affirmative Racism down in flames.:)”, in or.politics (Usenet)",
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          "ref": "2002 April 22, Barclay McInnes, “Tons of Vinyl Stickers for Sale... check it out !”, in van.forsale (Usenet)",
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