# der 175er

der 175er is a German noun meaning “a homosexual, especially in Germany from 1871 to 1994”. Forms: des 175ers, die 175er.

## Forms

- Genitive: des 175ers
- Plural: die 175er

## Meanings

1. _archaic · colloquial_ a homosexual, especially in Germany from 1871 to 1994
   - 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”.

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