# die Kuppelei

die Kuppelei is a German noun meaning “matchmaking”. Forms: der Kuppelei, die Kuppeleien.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Kuppelei
- Plural: die Kuppeleien

## Meanings

1. _derogatory_ matchmaking
   - 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.
2. _historical_ the 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.

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