"175er" meaning in German

See 175er in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: De-175er.ogg
Etymology: From Paragraph 175 of the German criminal code, which once made homosexuality a crime. Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} 175er m (strong, genitive 175ers, plural 175er) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: 175ers [genitive], 175er [plural], strong [table-tags], 175er [nominative, singular], 175er [definite, nominative, plural], 175ers [genitive, singular], 175er [definite, genitive, plural], 175er [dative, singular], 175ern [dative, definite, plural], 175er [accusative, singular], 175er [accusative, definite, plural], Hundertfünfundsiebziger [alternative]
  1. (dated, informal) a homosexual, especially in Germany from 1871 to 1994 Wikipedia link: Paragraph 175 Tags: dated, informal, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-175er-de-noun-1D8YkXyh Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, LGBTQ

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "Hundertfünfundsiebziger",
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          "ref": "2019 June 22, Joachim Göres, “Verdächtige Umarmungen”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:",
          "text": "Im Fall eines Theaterintendanten wurde ein Vorermittlungsverfahren eingeleitet, nachdem als Laiendarsteller eingesetzte Schüler das Gerücht verbreiteten, der Mann sei ein „175er“.",
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          "text": "Im Fall eines Theaterintendanten wurde ein Vorermittlungsverfahren eingeleitet, nachdem als Laiendarsteller eingesetzte Schüler das Gerücht verbreiteten, der Mann sei ein „175er“.",
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