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argumentum ad grammaticam

Latin for "Argument at the grammar". To counter an opponent's argument, however the degree of validity, by simply correcting their grammar. A part of being a grammar Nazi or a pilkunnussija.

See also argumentum ad hominem ("argument at the person") or just ad hominem, where this term derives from.
"...And that's why your the worst."
"My the worst what?"
"And now you're resorting to argumentum ad grammaticam? That's lame."
by cutesy pastel living doll November 16, 2014
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argumen

People who like to argue for the sake of it.
After awhile I realized they were just argumen; they'd argue even why I posted certain things on Facebook and not what they advised.
by cluelessinafrika July 30, 2019
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A competition to see who throw the most shit at their opponent in a given time period.
Political arguments are great!
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Argument Hangover

Heavy-hearted feeling experienced the morning after having a heated, extended or particularly wounding argument with a spouse or partner. (Sometimes intensified when accompanied by actual hangover.)
Man, my wife went right into the crazy zone last night, we fought for two hours straight, and this morning I had the worst argument hangover.
by wkae September 23, 2011
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argree

When two or more parties agree on a subject, but don't realize it and continue to argue their point.
They argree taxation is bad, but couldn't agree that it's theft or stealing.
by SleepyGary July 5, 2016
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Baby Seal Argument

n. an argument in which you are arguing for the heck of it and may actually be against what you are arguing for. It originated in England when a girl named Anna became heavily involved with her friend Helen in an argument about whether it was ok to kill baby seals by smashing their skulls with hammers in Alaska because they had been eating the fish of the village.
" The nice woman from greenpeace was involved in a heated baby seal argument with me yesterday at the bookstore telling me that global warming is not a problem whatsoever and should be ignored. We lauged it off."
by mother superiour October 25, 2005
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Argument

competition to see who has more salt
Person 1: hey, why is Karl being so fucking salty?
Person 2: i don't know, but with those sodium chloride levels, he could win a lot of arguments
by kurt cocaine June 11, 2015
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