Date:  Fri, 3 Oct 1997 07:31:06 -0400
From:  Fred Shapiro <fred.shapiro[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]YALE.EDU>
Subject: Re: Language Nazi

I would guess that "feminazi" was the original coinage, and that the "soup
Nazi" on Seinfeld popularized the usage.


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