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grammatical moonshine

conjoining words in an attempt to create a more potent description of someone or something; because one word will not accurately describe it
Miguel being so much of a tool, that one word will not do. Therefore, he is a 'strode.' (Strode is a combination of 'stroke' and 'chode.')
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Grammatical Pedantry Syndrome

Grammatical (or grammar) pedantry syndrome is an illness or a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder where someone has a compulsive desire to be an asshole.
"Me and mark ate cookies!"
"You mean, 'Mark and I ate cookies!'"
"Stop it!"
"Sorry, I'm an asshole (Grammatical Pedantry Syndrome)."
by borlaxis May 16, 2017
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grammatical treaty

Archaic word no longer used today, used to refer to a complete guide on how to use a language, better than a thesaurus or dictionary.
For example: David Kimhi (RaDaK) grammatical treaty on the Hebrew language.
The escope of this dictionary is not of an actual grammatical treaty, but a book of the definitions of the words of the Spanish Language.
by DProGamer321 November 19, 2020
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grammatical abortion

When a person disregards basically all rules of grammar in a passage they've spoken or written.
Teacher: "I would give this a 0; it's a good example of a full-on grammatical abortion"
Student: "Did you just use the expression 'grammatical abortion?!'" *laughs uncontrollably*
by Fyr211 March 13, 2021
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