Jul 18, 2021
Pedant
/ˈpednt/
noun - a person who makes an excessive display of learning, excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning
think: pedagogically pedantic
also: smartass, purist, formalist
Some might say that the concept of using a standardized test to determine a student’s eligibility for grad school is a useless ritual that only appeals to pedants. Some might say that...
“Um...actually” is usually a phrase that pedants use to preclude minor corrections.
Cubert, like most annoying 12 year-olds, acts like a pedant in order to preserve his feelings of superiority.
