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Kuppelei
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German
Alternative forms
de Kupplerei archaic
Etymology
de :af kuppeln -ei
From de kuppeln -ei.
Pronunciation
de /kʊpəˈlaɪ̯/
de De-Kuppelei.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Kup pe lei
Noun
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de pejorative matchmaking
de 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.
de law chiefly historical the crime of enabling illicit sexual relations for financial gain, e.g. by letting hotel rooms to unmarried couples
de 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.
Declension
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Related terms
de Kuppler
See also
de Zuhälterei
Further reading