peeververein

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. People obsessed with upholding and enforcing the usage of "correct" English; militant prescriptivists. derogatory,neologism,plural,plural-only
    — 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.

词源

Coined by American journalist and copy editor John McIntyre in 2012, from peeve + -er + German Verein (“association, club, society”).
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