peevers

/ ˈpiːvərz /

noun

1. dialect.
   functioning as singular hopscotch

Word History and Origins

Origin of peevers¹

from peever (the stone used in the game), of obscure origin

Example Sentences

But the writers I have in mind are the purists—also known as sticklers, pedants, peevers, snobs, snoots, nit- pickers, traditionalists, language police, usage nannies, grammar Nazis, and the Gotcha!

From Literature

In some ways language bullies are putting on a show for other persnickety peevers.

From Slate

"Grammar peevers" in projects such as the Apostrophe Protection Society see "a connection between secure syntax and moral excellence", Hitchings argues.

From BBC