175er

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German 175er.

Noun

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175er (plural 175ers)

  1. (historical) A homosexual in Germany in the era when homosexuality was illegal (1871 to 1994).

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Paragraph 175 of the German criminal code, which once made homosexuality a crime.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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175er m (strong, genitive 175ers, plural 175er)

  1. (dated, informal) a homosexual, especially in Germany from 1871 to 1994
    • 2019 June 22, Joachim Göres, “Verdächtige Umarmungen”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
      Im Fall eines Theaterintendanten wurde ein Vorermittlungsverfahren eingeleitet, nachdem als Laiendarsteller eingesetzte Schüler das Gerücht verbreiteten, der Mann sei ein „175er“.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • 175er” in Duden online