apostrophobia

Fear of the misuse of apostrophes when added to the plural version of a word, especially an acronym.

I have a recurring nightmare that in the future I will be the only person in the world with apostrophobia: everyone spells the plural of PC as PC's.

by baspring June 19, 2009

apostrofag

Anyone who puts an apostrophe (') in front of his name on Facebook. Usually done so that her name appears at the top of everyone else's list on Facebook chat.

Online:
'Liam
'Shelby
Alex
Amanda
Brian
Christine
...

Liam and Shelby are apostrofags.

by a$hsssssssss May 15, 2011

Oxford Apostrophe

A polite way to describe horrendous misuse of punctuation.

"Without the phony Russia Witch Hunt, and with all that we have accomplished in the last almost two years (Tax & Regulation Cuts, Judge’s sic - Oxford Apostrophe, Military, Vets, etc.) my approval rating would be at 75% rather than the 50% just reported by Rasmussen," shrieked our national shame.

by MasculineToiletGuy December 7, 2018

apostrophury

Feeling that is evoked in grammarians and other sensible people when they see apostrophes misused.

Our English teacher rages with apostrophury when we put an apostrophe in the possessive pronoun "its."

by An Aries April 6, 2009

Apostrophe abuse

The flagrant insertion or omission of an apostrophe in written English.

Look at that sign over there! It says "Steves Gun's". That's apostrophe abuse!

by onasphere August 13, 2010

apostrocity

Incorrect, heinous use or non-use of the apostrophe.

"Its raining cat's and dog's" (all save "raining" an apostrocity)

"Orange's! 20p per pound!" (seen at market stalls the world over)

by Wilkinsonswords December 7, 2006

Apostrophreak

The anguished cry that comes from a teacher when students use the apostrophe incorrectly, even after being taught.

ex: The teacher apostrophreaked as she marked the essay.

by Apostrophreak March 3, 2021