175er

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German 175er.

Noun

175er (plural 175ers)

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

German

Alternative forms

• Hundertfünfundsiebziger

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

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“.

     In the case of a theatre manager, a preliminary investigation was initiated after students who had been appointed as amateur actors spread the rumour that the man was a “175er”.

Declension

Declension of 175er [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	175er	die	175er
genitive	eines	des	175ers	der	175er
dative	einem	dem	175er	den	175ern
accusative	einen	den	175er	die	175er

Further reading

• “175er” in Duden online