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Grammar nazi

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grammar policenoun(idiomatic) One or more people who make negative comments, which are usually unsolicited and unwanted, concerning the correctness of someone's English usage.
neo-nazinounAn adherent of neo-Nazism, any of various (far right, authoritarian, or bigoted) post-World War II Nazi ideologies.
spergnoun(slang, derogatory, offensive) A person who displays awkward, pedantic, or obsessive behavior stereotypically associated with Asperger's syndrome.
language policenoun(informal, derogatory) Any person or group crusading for a particular usage or omission within a language.
fascistnounA proponent of fascism.
hypercorrectionnoun(linguistics) Nonstandard language use that results from the overapplication of a perceived prescriptive rule.
autistnounAn autistic person, a person with autism.
stasinoun(historical) The Ministry for State Security, secret police and intelligence organization of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).
pedantnounA person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.
polacknoun(now Canada, US now offensive slang) A Pole, or person of Polish descent.
sharp tonguenoun(idiomatic) The practice or characteristic of speaking to others in a harsh, critical, or insulting manner.
sarcasmnoun(uncountable) Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using verbal irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and sneering.
snowflakenounA crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.
skepticnounSomeone who doubts beliefs, claims, plans, etc. that are accepted by others as true or appropriate, especially one who habitually does so.
trollnoun(originally Scandinavian mythology, now also European folklore and fantasy) a giant supernatural being, especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges.
smart assnoun(slang, sometimes vulgar) A person regarded with an obnoxiously determined advancement of one's own personality, wishes, or views.
haternounOne who hates.
pedagoguenounA teacher or instructor of children; one whose occupation is to teach the young.
niggernoun(offensive, ethnic slur, vulgar, see usage notes) A black person; a person of black African descent.
nigger killernoun(contains an ethnic slur) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nigger, killer (a killer of black people).

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