Peeververein

Quick meaning: Peeververein is a noun meaning (neologism, derogatory) People obsessed with upholding and enforcing the usage of "correct" English; militant prescriptivists.

Meaning

(neologism, derogatory) People obsessed with upholding and enforcing the usage of "correct" English; militant prescriptivists.

Example Sentences

But write and the peeververein will descend to bewail your use of the singular "they," though it's not exactly transparently singular here.

The word-peevers of the era — the peeververein, to borrow a splendid coinage from John E. McIntyre, retired head of the copy desk at the Baltimore Sun — descended on Harding's usage like that ton of bricks you've been warned about.

Unfortunately, these self-styled grammar lovers form no phalanx of gladiators defending our language from modern barbarians. They're simply simple linguitard peeververein - to build upon the delightful word coined by The Baltimore Sun's John E McIntyre meaning, in bastard German, "band of peevers" - roaming the Twittersphere in vast, dull cud-munching herds.

The Independent reports that at the society's annual meeting, with an attendance of twenty-two, its chairman, Rhea Williams, announced, "Despite the sending out of a request for nominations for chairman, vice-chairman, administrator, web master, and membership secretary no one came forward to fill any role." […] This does not, of course, mean that the Peeververein will also melt away or lack outlets.

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