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DEFINITION: n. A person who constantly corrects other people's grammar. v. To habitually correct the grammar of everyone with whom you speak regardless of the social context or the minuteness the perceived error.
Verboticisms
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Linguweenie
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: lin/guwee/nie
Sentence: Jonathan was definitely a gifted person, but he was so annoying because he always corrected everybody's language. He was definitely a linguweenie.
Etymology: LINGUWEENIE - noun - from LINGUIST (a specialist in language and linguistics) + WEENIE (nerd, geek)
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COMMENTS:
fantastic - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-16: 16:14:00
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Linguweenie
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: lin/guwee/nie
Sentence: Rocco was definitely a gifted person, but he was so annoying because he always corrected everybody's language. He was definitely a linguweenie.
Etymology: linguist + weenie
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COMMENTS:
Hilarious. For some reason, though, it makes me hungry for Italian food. - stache, 2008-03-26: 10:40:00
he was probably adamant about the pasta tense - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-26: 11:04:00
Love it! I can not wait until I can use the sentence, "Don't be such a linguweenie!" - arrrteest, 2008-03-26: 11:58:00
Bravo! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-26: 17:05:00
Bellissimo (or is it We'll eat some more) - Nosila, 2008-03-26: 22:43:00
No wonder they say that Rocco is such a wet noodle. Funny word. - Tigger, 2008-03-26: 22:47:00
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Complainisitionist
Created by: jajsr
Pronunciation: Come-plane-i-z-i-shun-ist
Sentence: Delores was quite the complainisitionist. When her husband came down for breakfast and asked, "Is that grits I smell", she quickly replied, "you mean, ARE those grits I smell".
Etymology: Combination of "Complain" - to express grief, pain or discomfort; and "sition" from composition - an intellectual creation
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COMMENTS:
I'll bet he smelled them when the plate impacted his face. - metrohumanx, 2009-01-21: 15:39:00
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Pedaunt
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: pedd ant
Sentence: Hilary , a complete pedaunt, had driven all of her nephews to totally reject education with her "little chats"
Etymology: pedant, aunt
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COMMENTS:
pedant - how nicely arcane... :) - otherguy, 2009-01-16: 04:50:00
Exceptional. Perfectly fits the definition. - silveryaspen, 2009-01-16: 09:34:00
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Pedantilinguist
Created by: Postdog
Pronunciation: Ped - anti - ling - wist
Sentence:
Etymology:
Grammarnag
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: gram-a-nag
Sentence: Grandma's grammarnaggery had galled her grandchildren greatly so they gratefully agreed to greet Grandpa and give up Grandma's gramma pie. (Australian version of pumpkin pie)
Etymology: grammar + nag
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COMMENTS:
good gracious - gallons of gs - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-26: 11:43:00
Gorgeous! - Jamagra, 2008-03-26: 15:09:00
Good one. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-26: 17:25:00
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Conversatianal
Created by: Northwoodsman
Pronunciation: kŏn'vər-sā'shā'nəl
Sentence: She is so conversatianal that a small chat turns into an English lesson.
Etymology: conversation + anal-retentive
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COMMENTS:
kinda hard to say, but it hits the mark, I must say. - stache, 2008-03-26: 14:03:00
funny word - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-26: 16:04:00
"Teaching is the fine art of imparting knowledge without possessing it. " Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-26: 18:00:00
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Lexactitude
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: lek ZAK tih tood
Sentence: Lexie's constant correcting of what everyone was saying was really wearing thin. I told her I was chomping at the bit to get out of there because I found her lexactitude so annoying, and she responded, "Actually, it's 'champing at the bit,' not 'chomping.'" I told her something she could chomp as I was leaving.
Etymology: lex- (prefix meaning "word") + exactitude
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COMMENTS:
Lexie...love it! - Nosila, 2010-06-02: 23:41:00
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Grammagarf
Created by: leechdude
Pronunciation: gra-ma-garf
Sentence: youre such a gramagarf Dave
Etymology: grammar
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by stache. Thank you stache. ~ James
stache - 2008-03-26: 09:16:00
You're welcome, JG. Very worthy submissions today
doseydotes - 2008-03-26: 09:22:00
I'm afraid stache's definition is in reference to yours truly. I looked at the suggested words and I'm floored. I might as well give up right now. Great job, everybody.
doseydotes - 2008-03-26: 10:53:00
And I gotta add, "Man, you loving bestest ever!" to my repertoire.
stache - 2008-03-26: 11:47:00
That'd be hoovy of you, 'dotes.
Yes, there are lots of gramudgeons and linguweenies here. Apparently, they're the bestest! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by stache. Thank you stache. ~ James
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