grammarnazi

English

Noun

grammarnazi (plural grammarnazis)

1. (nonstandard) Rare form of grammar Nazi.
   • 1993 November 25, Michael Morse, “THE GAY PACKET III: FRAMING THE ISSUE OF HOMOSEXUALITY IN SOCIETY”, in bit.listserv.politics‎^[1] (Usenet):

     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.

   • 1997 July 30, Tryptan Felle, “Contact, Religion, and Pi in the Sky”, in rec.arts.movies.current-films‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Obviously you don't know the difference between a prescriptive grammarian (a "grammarnazi") and a descriptive grammarian ("linguistic libertarian"). The grammarnazi will often enforce rules that have no rational basis in the English language.

   • 1998 September 14, Your girl, “Apartment?”, in alt.society.generation-x‎^[3] (Usenet):

     okay, so i'm a grammarnazi on my days off.

   • 2000 July 15, Joy Yourcenar, “Slow Down and Lend a Hand by Candice Lee”, in alt.arts.poetry.comments‎^[4] (Usenet):

     I am about to go into full grammarnazi mode but it's not personal.

   • 2001 March 29, D Thompson, “BUSH was RIGHT, Affirmative Racism down in flames.:)”, in or.politics‎^[5] (Usenet):

     Just what are you blathering about? You're not only a conservanazi, but a grammarnazi as well.

   • 2002 April 22, Barclay McInnes, “Tons of Vinyl Stickers for Sale... check it out !”, in van.forsale‎^[6] (Usenet):

     But, if you want to be a grammarnazi(TM):

   • 2005 February 8, Chris Parslow, “O.T. WMD in Iran”, in aus.sport.rugby-league‎^[7] (Usenet):

     (To the grammarnazis - I meant just what I said).