language police

English

Noun

language police (uncountable)

  1. (informal, derogatory) Any person or group crusading for a particular usage or omission within a language.
    Synonyms: language cops, tongue troopers
    • 2022 February 7, Conor Friedersdorf, “The Educators Who Decided That Context Doesn’t Matter”, in The Atlantic‎:
      Students lose out when the language police ignore the distinction between using offensive words and discussing them.

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