grammar Nazi
(slang, idiomatic, potentially, _, offensive, humorous, 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 so
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Born ~1991 · 1 year of recorded useDefinitions
(slang, idiomatic, potentially, _, offensive, humorous, 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.
“It's not most members faults, but it's crazy how 2000-era mainstream perception of gay vibes was "sexually unrepressed". Now, the trans community's perceived vibes are "grammar Nazi"”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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