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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German 175er.
Noun
175er (plural 175ers)
- (historical) A homosexual in Germany in the era when homosexuality was illegal (1871 to 1994).
German
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Etymology
From Paragraph 175 of the German criminal code, which once made homosexuality a crime.
Pronunciation
Noun
175er m (strong, genitive 175ers, plural 175er)
- (dated, informal) a homosexual, especially in Germany from 1871 to 1994
2019 June 22, Joachim Göres, “Verdächtige Umarmungen”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →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)
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