Meanings
derogatorymatchmaking
Das einzige, was mich an meiner besten Freundin nervt, sind ihre ewigen Kuppeleien.The only thing that annoys me about my best friend is her constant matchmaking schemes.
historicalthe crime of enabling illicit sexual relations for financial gain, e.g. by letting hotel rooms to unmarried couples
In Deutschland war die Kuppelei bis 1973 strafbar, in manchen islamischen Ländern ist sie es auch heute noch.Enabling illicit relations was punishable in Germany until 1973, in some Islamic countries it still is today.